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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published February 24, 2021

Microbiologics KWIK-STIK IVD Controls Recall: Incorrect Labeling Risk

Microbiologics recalls KWIK-STIK IVD controls with lot 323-108-7 due to incorrect labeling. Affected units may have wrong product code, but no safety risk is reported. Check your lot number for recall.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0544-2022Medical deviceMicrobiologics ›
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Recalling firmMicrobiologics Inc200 Cooper Ave N · Saint Cloud, MN 56303-4440
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Microbiologics is recalling KWIK-STIK IVD controls with lot number 323-108-7 because they were packaged with incorrect labeling. This issue does not pose a safety risk to users. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/63236-microbiologics-kwik-stik-ivd-controls-recall-incorrect-labeling-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/63236-microbiologics-kwik-stik-ivd-controls-recall-incorrect-labeling-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0544-2022

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“Microbiologics KWIK-STIK IVD Controls Recall: Incorrect Labeling Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/63236-microbiologics-kwik-stik-ivd-controls-recall-incorrect-labeling-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0544-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0544-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Feb. 24, 2021, that Microbiologics Inc is recalling KWIK-STIK products due to potential mislabeling of packaging pouches. The agency issued recall number Z-0544-2022 for the Class III device.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Microbiologics
  • Product: KWIK-STIK, Enterobacter cloacae subsp. cloacae derived from ATCC 13047
  • REF: 0323P
  • Lot Number: 323-108-7
  • UDI: 20845357006381
  • Catalog Number: 0323P

The hazard

According to the FDA, products packaged for lot 323-108-7 were potentially packaged in pouches labeled as 726-57-10. The recall involves 47 packs containing 94 units distributed in the U.S. and internationally.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Microbiologics Inc has 35 other recalls on record since June 6, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Microbiologics KWIK-STIK 2-Pack (Dec. 2, 2025), Microbiologics KWIK-STIK Quality Control Kit Recall (Nov. 13, 2025), and Microbiologics LYFO-DISK recall (June 27, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Omnicell i.v.Station Label Stock Recall (March 25, 2026), Medline TRACH TUBE KIT Recall (July 10, 2026), and Fresenius Medical Care Bicarby Dialysate Recall (May 7, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check your KWIK-STIK IVD control lot number. The affected lot is 323-108-7. The product is labeled with catalog number 0323P and unique identifier 20845357006381.

  • Brand
    Microbiologics
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Lot Number

    Look for the lot number 323-108-7 on your KWIK-STIK IVD control packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 10 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: not listedILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: yesMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: yesORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: not listedOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: 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: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: yesHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US distribution to CA, FL, HI, MI, NC, NH, NJ, OK, OR, TN. International distribution to Canada, Ecuador, France, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 16 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Feb 24, 202112. FDA classified it Class III: Jan 31, 202223. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Feb 9, 202234. FDA terminated the recall: Jul 11, 2022420212022
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class III
  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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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-0544-2022 (February 24, 2021) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0544-2022 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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