AxSYM System Tubing Decontamination Solution; 500 mL bottle; Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL 60064; List Number 07B05-09. To be used only for cleaning and inhibition of fouling bacteria in the tubing system of the in vitro immunoassay analyzer. This product does not disinfect or sterilize the tubing system.

Bottle labels from lot 211974, AxSYM System Tubing Decontamination Solution (List Number 7B05-09), were found to be missing the following information: lot number, date of manufacture, and expiration date.

Abbott sent Product Recall Immediate Action Required letters dated February 18, 2009 to customers informing them of the affected product. Customers were instructed to examine their inventory and dispose all affected product. Accounts were requested to complete and fax back customer reply sheet acknowledging receipt of the letter, as well as the number of bottles destroyed, and to retain a copy of the letter for their records. For further information, contact Abbott Customer Service at 1-877-4ABBOTT.