2026 data FDA MAUDE openFDA FDA Class I

Culture Media, Non-Selective And Non-Differential

Adverse-event figures are drawn from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) MAUDE database, refreshed March 2026, see our methodology.

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FDA Class I (lowest regulatory risk tier, general controls), regulated under 21 CFR §866.2300 (Microbiology panel).

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openFDA event book Culture Media LIGHT-BOOK · MAUDE

#699 of 1000 · 879 reports · 2008–2026

  • BOOK 879 reports
  • RANK #699 of 1000
  • DEATH 0 death-typed
  • INJ 21 injury-typed
  • MALF 855 malfunction
  • SPAN 2008–2026
  • PEAK 2025: 228
  • PHOTO Graft

Nearest event-volume peer: Graft, Vascular, Synthetic/Biologic Composite (1 report gap)

Culture Media, Non-Selective And Non-Differential sits #699 of 1000 among tracked device types with 879 MAUDE reports spanning 2008–2026. Rank counts report volume, not confirmed device fault. Event_type Death / Injury / Malfunction are one code per report — not the same population as patient-outcome rows ( methodology). Read with this device → · Lead manufacturer → · Similar-volume device →

Malfunction reports run above the device-type norm

Culture Media carries 97.3% MALFUNCTION-coded reports, 32.4pp above the 1,000-device-type mean, the widest gap of its three event codes. Codes are report labels, not adjudicated causation.

  • DEATH 0.0% corpus 1.5% · below corpus mean (-1.5 pp)
  • INJ 2.4% corpus 30.3% · below corpus mean (-27.9 pp)
  • MALF 97.3% corpus 64.8% · above corpus mean (+32.4 pp)

Lead product-problem code Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings is 48% of coded problems · Lead manufacturer BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. (SPARKS) accounts for 61% of manufacturer-tagged reports · Top event location is 88% of location-tagged rows .

Culture Media in the event-volume neighbourhood

FDA MAUDE report totals among this device type and nearest nationwide peers

reports

What this shows Culture Media, Non-Selective And Non-Differential carries 879 MAUDE reports, ranked #699 of 1000.

Source FDA MAUDE via openFDA, aggregated by PlainHospital As of August 2026

Event Types

Malfunction 855 (97.3%)
Injury 21 (2.4%)
Other 3 (0.3%)

Patient Outcomes

FDA patient-outcome codes (separate from event_type). Percentages use this chart's row total.

826 (95.1%)
Other 38 (4.4%)
Required Intervention 4 (0.5%)
Hospitalization 1 (0.1%)

Top Product Problems

Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings 421
Contamination 241
Device Markings/Labelling Problem 76
Contamination of Device Ingredient or Reagent 57
Microbial Contamination of Device 21
Device Contamination with Chemical or Other Material 20
Missing Information 6
Break 5
Improper or Incorrect Procedure or Method 4
Contamination /Decontamination Problem 3
False Negative Result 3
Fluid/Blood Leak 3
Burst Container or Vessel 2
Device Contaminated During Manufacture or Shipping 2
False Positive Result 2
Material Opacification 2
Output Problem 2
Product Quality Problem 2
Sticking 2
Adverse Event Without Identified Device or Use Problem 1

Yearly Trend

08
2008: 4
10
2010: 3
11
2011: 1
12
2012: 7
13
2013: 1
14
2014: 1
16
2016: 1
17
2017: 3
19
2019: 25
20
2020: 1
21
2021: 177
22
2022: 198
23
2023: 182
24
2024: 32
25
2025: 228
26
2026: 15

Reports rose to 228 in 2025, up from an average of 107 in the two years before - a recent-year increase, not a lifetime pattern.

Related Entities for Culture Media, Non-Selective And Non-Differential

Event Locations

774 (88.1%)
I 96 (10.9%)
NO INFORMATION 6 (0.7%)
HOSPITAL 3 (0.3%)

Compare BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. (SPARKS) vs BECTON DICKINSON & CO. (SPARKS) →

Nationwide devices with a comparable report-volume footprint

Culture Media carries zero death-typed MAUDE reports, so the peer set below compares report volume only; both axes are floored at ≥100 reports so the neighborhood stays in the advertised mass.

Similar report volume

Nearest other device types by FDA MAUDE report count (879 here).

Similar death-typed counts

Nearest other device types by death-typed report count (0 here), distinct from the volume row.

Disclaimer: MAUDE figures for Culture Media are informational only and are not clinical advice. Report codes do not prove device causation. Consult a qualified clinician before acting on this data.

Every figure on PlainHospital is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Event-type mix on this page is computed from FDA MAUDE codes for Culture Media; corpus means use device types with ≥100 reports. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.