Nationwide Alert: Counterfeit Blood Glucose Test Strips
The FDA has recently updated its earlier alert regarding counterfeit blood glucose strips being sold for use with various models of the One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors used primarily by people with diabetes to monitor their blood glucose levels.
The counterfeit strips could potentially give an incorrect reading, resulting in an individual administering too much or too little insulin. A mistake of this kind could lead to serious injury or death.
The counterfeit strips and their characteristics are:
- One Touch Basic®/Profile® test strips
Multiple Languages- English, Greek and Portuguese text on the outer carton
Limited to 50-Count One Touch (Basic/Profile) Test Strip packages- One Touch Ultra® test strips
Lot Number 2691191
Multiple Languages- English and French text on the outer carton
Limited to 50-Count One Touch Ultra Test Strip packages
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