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      "state": "MO",
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      "product_type": "Devices",
      "event_id": "65470",
      "recalling_firm": "Biomerieux Inc",
      "address_1": "595 Anglum Rd",
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      "distribution_pattern": "Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Benelux, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia,  Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam.",
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      "reason_for_recall": "A product issue has been identified for customers using software version 6.01 and are interfaced with a Laboratory Information System (LIS). During the update of software from version 5.xx to 6.01, the Bid-directional Computer interface (BCI) antibiotic codes are not updated properly for Cefovecin, Prulifloxacin and Ceftaroline. For the referenced antibiotics, the firm code in the reference table",
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