Avid Medical QA Pack AV10654-10 expires before kit date
Avid Medical recalls QA Pack AV10654-10 due to swab sticks expiring before the kit's expiration date. Affected kits have specific lot numbers and expiration dates.
Lower-risk recall
The swab stick collection device provided in a convenience kit expires prior to the kit expiration date.
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What happened, in plain English
Avid Medical is recalling their QA Pack AV10654-10 because the swab sticks inside expire before the kit's expiration date. This means the swab sticks may not be safe to use once the kit expires. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/73475-avid-medical-qa-pack-av10654-10-expires-before-kit-date.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/73475-avid-medical-qa-pack-av10654-10-expires-before-kit-date · Updated September 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0581-2018
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“Avid Medical QA Pack AV10654-10 expires before kit date.” GovInfoNow, updated September 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/73475-avid-medical-qa-pack-av10654-10-expires-before-kit-date. Based on FDA recall #Z-0581-2018 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0581-2018%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The swab stick collection device expires before the kit's expiration date. This means the swab sticks may become expired before the kit itself expires, potentially leading to expired products.
Who’s affected
Users of the Avid Medical QA Pack AV10654-10 convenience kit with specific lot numbers are affected. The risk is low as the issue is about expiration dates rather than safety hazards.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the Avid Medical QA Pack AV10654-10 with lot numbers 1235229 (expiration 2017-08-01), swab sticks lots 5M03A (2017-06-03) or 6A21A (2017-07-21).
- Brand
Avid Medical- Category
Medical device
What to do — step by step
Check Expiration Dates
Verify the expiration dates of the swab sticks and the kit to ensure they match the listed dates.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in 13 states.
FDA distribution: “Seventeen sites located in 13 states: FL, IN, KS, KY, MA, OK, NC, NE, NY, OH, PA, VA, and TX.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 9 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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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-0581-2018 (July 3, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0581-2018 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 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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