United StatesOC-Auto FOBT-CHEK Negative Controls, the negative hemoglobin control materials for fecal occult blood testing (Catalog OCQN, Lot 250805, UDI 00855574005520), were distributed in the United States and parts of Canada. A labeling error caused the kit box and vial labels to show an incorrect expiration date of 2026-01-16; the correct expiration date is 2027-01-17, and the product has been recalled due to this labeling error.
What's being recalled
OC-Auto FOBT-CHEK Negative Controls is the negative hemoglobin control materials designed to monitor FOBT (Fecal Occult Blood Test)
Recalling firm: Polymedco, Inc. / Polymedco Cancer Diagnostic Products, LLC, Cortlandt Manor, NY, United States.
How to identify it
UDI: 00855574005520, Catalog Number(s): OCQN Lot Number(s): Lot 250805
The hazard
A labeling error was identified on the affected product. The expiration date on the kit box label and on the vial labels incorrectly stated the expiration date as 2026-01-16. The correct expiration date should be 2027-01-17.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
The notice doesn't give instructions for consumers, so this is general advice for health & beauty recalls. Check the official notice for the details.
Where it was sold
USA: AK AL,AR,AZ, CA,CO,CT,DC,DE,FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, ,WI, WV, WY, Canada: AB, ON
The official notice
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