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Article: BD Initiates Voluntary Recall of Certain BD(TM) Test Strips.
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- PR Newswire
- Article date:
- January 29, 2004
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BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced today that it has initiated a voluntary product recall of certain lots of its BD(TM) Test Strips used for blood glucose monitoring. These lots may produce an increased frequency of "E-3" messages when used during blood glucose testing.
The E-3 message is a protective feature of the meter that appears during a test to indicate issues with the application of a blood sample or with the test strip. This message does not cause erroneous test results, as no test result is shown when the E-3 message is displayed. To maintain the highest product quality standards and ensure customer satisfaction, BD is performing this ...