Health Products

BD FACS™ 7-Color Setup Beads

Jun 11, 2025 · Published by Health Canada · Official notice

Details

Alert type: Health product recall

Category: Health products - Medical devices - Haematology

Product: BD FACS™ 7-Color Setup Beads

Issue: Medical devices - Labelling and packaging

What to do: Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Audience: Healthcare

Recall class: Type II

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Products

Affected products	Lot or serial number	Model or catalogue number
BD FACS™ 7-Color Setup Beads	85612 85613	335775

Issue

Based on customer complaints, BD has identified errors in the Spectral Overlap Factors (SOF) table provided for specific lots of BD FACS™ 7-color setup beads as listed in the table above. This issue may affect the accuracy of flow cytometry data due to incorrect flow cytometry setup compensation values for multicolor reagents for which proper fluorescence compensation is required prior to analyzing samples. Recall start date: June 3, 2025

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