Recall
FDAHealthMarch 13, 2026

Magellan Diagnostics, Inc. — LeadCare Ultra Blood Lead Test Kit; Catalog Number: 70-8098; The LeadCare Ultra kit is provided with the following materials: " Sensors (8 containers of 24 each; 192 t

⚠️ Customers reported observing unexpectedly elevated results when using certain third-party micro-collection devices to collect capillary samples for testing with the LeadCare Test Systems. False positive lead results may cause delayed results and additional unnecessary testing.

Is this relevant to me?

Geography
Nationwide
Source agency
FDA
Category
Health
Published
March 13, 2026

Worldwide - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Bhutan, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Diego Garcia, Ecuador, Eritrea, Georgia, Ghana, Guam, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, UAE, Uruguay, Vietnam.

What's affected?

Product
LeadCare Ultra Blood Lead Test Kit; Catalog Number: 70-8098; The LeadCare Ultra kit is provided with the following materials: " Sensors (8 containers of 24 each; 192 tests) " Treatment Reagent Tubes (8 containers of 24 each; 192 tests) " Calibration Button (1 @) " Lead Control Level 1 (1 @ 2 mL) " Lead Control Level 2 (1 @ 2 mL)
Lot code
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Additional details

Catalog Number: 70-8098; UDI-DI: 00850355006024; ALL lots and ALL sublots;

What should I do?

Recommended action

Class II recall. Voluntary: Firm initiated Quantity affected: 284.

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