More than 500,000 COVID-19 test kits distributed to CVS and Amazon are being recalled due to potential contamination with bacteria that can cause illness and produce false test results, according to the FDA. The kits are labeled SD Biosensor, Inc. Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Tests and distributed by Roche Diagnostics. Consumers are warned to stop using and throw out any test kits subject to the recall, and not to pour the liquid solution down the drain. The FDA has not received any reports of illness from the kits.
More than 500,000 SD Biosensor, Inc. Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test kits distributed to CVS and Amazon have been recalled due to potential contamination with bacteria that can cause illness and produce false test results. The FDA warns consumers to stop using and dispose of the kits properly. The liquid in the test kits may be contaminated with certain strains of bacteria that can cause illness in people with weakened immune systems or those with direct exposure to the contaminated liquid solution through standard handling, accidental spills, or misuse of the product.
The FDA has recalled over 500,000 Covid-19 test kits due to concerns of bacterial contamination in the test kit solution. The liquid in the test kits was found to be contaminated with organisms that could cause illness for people with weakened immune systems. The affected tests were distributed to CVS drugstores and Amazon, and people are urged to throw them out immediately. The manufacturer, SD Biosensor, has cut ties with the supplier responsible for the contamination and is tightening quality control efforts.
