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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published April 3, 2019

Randox G-6-PDH Control Kit: Incorrect Target Values Risk

Randox recalls G-6-PDH Normal Control kits with incorrect target values for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase testing. Affected lots may cause inaccurate blood test results.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1255-2019Medical deviceRandox ›
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Recalling firmRandox Laboratories Ltd.55 Diamond Road · Crumlin (North), Ireland
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What happened, in plain English

Rando: G-6-PDH Normal Control kits with incorrect target values are being recalled. Using these kits could lead to inaccurate blood test results, which might affect diagnosis and treatment decisions. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/68495-randox-g-6-pdh-control-kit-incorrect-target-values-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/68495-randox-g-6-pdh-control-kit-incorrect-target-values-risk · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1255-2019

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“Randox G-6-PDH Control Kit: Incorrect Target Values Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/68495-randox-g-6-pdh-control-kit-incorrect-target-values-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1255-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1255-2019%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The target values in these kits are incorrect, which means blood test results could be inaccurate. This might lead to wrong diagnoses or treatment decisions if the kits are used for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase testing.

Who’s affected

People who use these kits for blood glucose testing may have inaccurate results. Laboratory staff and healthcare providers using the kits for quality control are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot numbers on the kit: 676PD, 701PD, or 716PD. These kits are used for in vitro diagnostic testing of blood glucose.

  • Brand
    Randox
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    The products were distributed to the following US states: IL, OH, NC, PA, WI, WV and Puerto Rico.
Recall numberProduct, codes & lotsQuantity
Z-1254-2019G-6-PDH Deficient Control (G-6-PDH CONTROL D), Catalogue Number PD2617 Product Usage: This product is intended for in vitro diagnostic use, in the quality control of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in erythrocytes; Lot Numbers: 687PD 700PD 715PD14 kits
Z-1255-2019G-6-PDH Normal Control (G-6-PDH CONTROL N), Catalogue Number PD2618 Product Usage: This product is intended for in vitro diagnostic use, in the quality control of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in erythrocytes; Lot Numbers: 676PD 701PD 716PD10 kits
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Kit Lot Number

    Look for lot numbers 676PD, 701PD, or 716PD on the G-6-PDH Normal Control kit.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 6 states and Puerto Rico.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: not listedWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: not listedNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: not listedMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: not listedIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: not listedNJConnecticut: not listedCTCalifornia: not listedCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: not listedVAMaryland: not listedMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: not listedTXFlorida: not listedFLPuerto Rico: yesPR

FDA distribution: “The products were distributed to the following US states: IL, OH, NC, PA, WI, WV and Puerto Rico.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 6 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Apr 3, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: May 2, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: May 8, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Oct 9, 201942019
  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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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1255-2019 (April 3, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1255-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 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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