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FDA Announces COVID-19 Test Recall, Tests Prone To False Positives

Photo Caption: The FDA said it has not received any reports of false positive tests
<p>The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that some COVID-19 tests are being recalled as they are prone to false positive results.</p> <p>The tests were made by Detect Inc. and shipped to customers from July 26-Aug. 26. The FDA said the reliability of positive results is not affected.</p> <p>The FDA said it has not received any reports of false positive tests, and the recall was conducted out of an abundance of caution.</p> <p>The units have a use-by date of Jan. 1, 2023, and contain lot Nos. HB264. HY263 and HY264.</p> <p>“There is an increased chance that the tests from the lot numbers listed below may give false negative results. Detect has conducted a thorough investigation to identify this issue and has made the decision to conduct a voluntary recall for these lots,” the FDA said.</p> <p>Detect Inc. can be contacted by emailing&nbsp;<span style="text-decoration: underline;" _mce_style="text-decoration: underline;">support@detect.com&nbsp;</span>for a potential refund.</p>
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