Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 3, 2019
BD Veritor System Reader Recall: False Test Results Risk Misdiagnosis
Becton Dickinson recalls BD Veritor System Reader (Catalog 256055) due to potential false test results causing misdiagnosis. Affected units have specific serial numbers listed.
Background calibration has the potential to cause false positive or false negative test results. An incorrect test result with the BD Veritor System could lead to possible misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment
“BD Veritor System Reader Recall: False Test Results Risk Misdiagnosis.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/68497-bd-veritor-system-reader-recall-false-test-results-risk-misdiagnosis. Based on FDA recall #Z-1314-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1314-2019%22&limit=1).
Becton Dickinson & Co. recalled the BD Veritor System Reader on April 3, 2019, according to the FDA. The device may produce false positive or negative results due to background calibration issues. Owners should contact the company for a remedy.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Becton Dickinson
Product: BD Veritor System Reader - In Vitro Diagnostic for use with BD Veritor System Test Kit Devices
Catalog Number: 256055
Units affected: 124
The hazard
Background calibration has the potential to cause false positive or false negative test results. An incorrect test result with the BD Veritor System could lead to possible misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Becton Dickinson & Co. has 43 other recalls on record since June 1, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include BD GasP: CO2 Pouch System Recall (April 7, 2026), BD Kiestra Isolate Suspension Cuvette Array (Oct. 23, 2025), and Becton Dickinson & Co. - Product Catalog (Sept. 23, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Biomerieux VITEK 2 AST-N461 Test Kit Recall (July 24, 2026), HardyDisk AST Cefiderocol 30μg FDC30 (June 8, 2026), and Meridian Bioscience Revogene C. difficile Test Recall (Dec. 5, 2025).
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your BD Veritor System Reader has the catalog number 256055 and one of the listed serial numbers. The device is used with BD Veritor System Test Kits for in vitro diagnostics.
Brand
Becton Dickinson
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
Nationwide Foreign: Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1313-2019
BD Veritor Plus Analyzer- In-Vitro Diagnostic intended to use with the BD Veritor System Test Devices. Catalog Number: 256066; Serial Numbers: Serial Number 1807138J1E050 1710067J160C0 1703027J07FD0 1810268J2D370 1710217J18470 1703027J084C0 1703307J0C630 1710067J16190 1709187J12360 1710267J19D40 1710067J16230 1710067J161D0 1710067J161F0 1710067J16260 1807138J1E0B0 1609076J04270 1802138J07B40 1803298J11070 1802078J05D80 1704067J0DA00 1612166J070C0 1710257J18F50 1802028J044C0 1703167J0B0B0 1612026J07010 1710067J16110 1802058J05210 1811128J2FF50 1710067J16200 1710067J16270 1710237J185C0 1702147J04360
Verify your device's serial number against the list provided in the recall notice to confirm if it is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Nationwide Foreign: Canada, Chile, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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-1314-2019 (April 3, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1314-2019 to see it in context.
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