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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published October 11, 2021

Clark Laboratories Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen Recall: Invalid Assays Risk

Clark Laboratories recalls Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen test kits due to potential pipetting issues causing invalid results. Affected units include specific product codes and lots.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0382-2022Medical deviceClark Laboratories ›
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Recalling firmClark Laboratories, Inc.2823 Girts Rd · Jamestown, NY 14701-9666
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Clark Laboratories is recalling Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen test kits because contamination during use might cause invalid test results. This could lead to incorrect diagnosis of Legionnaire's disease. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/61697-clark-laboratories-bartels-legionella-urinary-antigen-recall-invalid-assays-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/61697-clark-laboratories-bartels-legionella-urinary-antigen-recall-invalid-assays-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0382-2022

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“Clark Laboratories Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen Recall: Invalid Assays Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61697-clark-laboratories-bartels-legionella-urinary-antigen-recall-invalid-assays-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0382-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0382-2022%22&limit=1).

Clark Laboratories, Inc. recalled Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen test kits on Oct. 11, 2021, due to potential contamination causing invalid assays, the FDA said. The voluntary Class II recall involved 53 units distributed in Ohio and Utah.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Clark Laboratories
  • Product: Bartels Legionella Urinary Antigen
  • Product Code: B1029-440
  • Lot #: 056
  • Expiration Date: 2022-11-28
  • UDI: 05391516744065

The hazard

Contamination of the conjugate may cause a pipetting issue which then could lead to an invalid assay, according to the FDA. The product is used for the presumptive diagnosis of past or current Legionnaire's Disease by qualitative detection of Legionella Pneumophila seragroup 1 antigen in human urine.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Clark Laboratories, Inc. has one other recall on record since March 17, 2021, involving a measles IgM test kit due to potential invalid results. Other recent recalls of similar products include GET TESTED Urinary Tract Infection Test Recall (Nov. 3, 2025), Changchun Wancheng Bio-Electron UTI Test Strips Recall (Nov. 22, 2025), and Sperm Ab ELISA Test Kit Recall (July 2, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for product code B1029-440 and lot number 056. The expiration date is November 28, 2022, and the unique device identifier is 05391516744065.

  • Brand
    Clark Laboratories
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Details

    Verify the product code (B1029-440), lot number (056), and expiration date (November 28, 2022).

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in Ohio and Utah.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: yesUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: not listedNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFL

FDA distribution: “OH, UT” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Ohio, Utah.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 17 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Oct 11, 202112. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 15, 202123. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 22, 202134. FDA terminated the recall: Mar 9, 2023420212023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Questions people ask

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The recall indicates a risk of invalid test results, not physical injury or harm.

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0382-2022 (October 11, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0382-2022 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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