The story has been updated following the announcement on Friday that BD is recalling the blood collection tubes. Also, a BD spokesman noted that customers do not need to return any products to the company.
NEW YORK (360Dx) – Becton Dickinson is recalling certain of its blood collection tubes after determining a chemical found in them can lead to inaccurate blood lead test results based on Magellan Diagnostics lead poisoning technology, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.