Official recall notice
VERIFY Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Recall (Oct 2026)
Product: VERIFY Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicator Model/Catalog Number: S3061
- Recall date
- 2026-10-14
- Brand
- Steris Corporation
- Category
- Medical Device
- FDA class
- Class II
Why it was recalled
Hazard
Geobacillus stearothermophilus spore population in affected products may fall below minimum shelf life specification. When used to monitor steam sterilization cycles, the potential hazard is that the biological indicator will show no growth, indicating that the steam cycle was effective, even if the steam cycle did not achieve the intended spore reduction
Product description
Geobacillus stearothermophilus spore population in affected products may fall below minimum shelf life specification. When used to monitor steam sterilization cycles, the potential hazard is that the biological indicator will show no growth, indicating that the steam cycle was effective, even if the steam cycle did not achieve the intended spore reduction
Affected products
UDI: 50724995023824 Lot numbers: 260810: expiration date - 08/10/2026 260810A: expiration date - 08/10/2026 261106: expiration date - 11/06/2026 270116: expiration date - 01/16/2027 270302: expiration date - 03/02/2027