{"id":1626,"date":"2018-07-04T16:30:07","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1626"},"modified":"2018-06-30T14:33:01","modified_gmt":"2018-06-30T13:33:01","slug":"roche-diabetes-care-test-strip-errors-leads-to-recall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.groupactionlawyers.co.uk\/blog\/roche-diabetes-care-test-strip-errors-leads-to-recall","title":{"rendered":"Roche Diabetes Care test strip errors leads to recall"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roche Diabetes Care test strip errors has led to a recall of a number of home-use and point-of-care glucose monitoring systems.<\/p>\n

The Roche Diabetes Care test strip errors are for the following systems: Accu-Chek Aviva; Accu-Chek Performa; and Accu-Chek Inform II.<\/p>\n

There is a risk of a strip error message that may lead to either falsely high or falsely low blood glucose results reported.<\/p>\n

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Roche Diabetes Care test strip errors could cause harm to users<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Roche Diabetes Care test strip errors could cause harm to users as the testing strips are used to monitor glucose levels prior to dosing the blood. As well as potentially producing falsely high or falsely low results, there is also a reported risk of strips producing error messages as well.<\/p>\n

Some of the incorrect readings may also be hard to detect, further increasing potential risks to users.<\/p>\n

Field Safety Notice issued<\/strong><\/h3>\n

According to the Field Safety Notice issued, The Roche Diabetes Care test strip errors were identified as part of quality monitoring and market surveillance.<\/p>\n

The affected products in the UK are listed as follows:<\/p>\n