An Australian company has recalled nearly 200,000 COVID-19 testing kits out of 3.5 million supplied to the US.

Ellume has had to recall these kits approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as these kits had an unspecified manufacturing issue that was resulting in false Covid positives.

The company has warned its users that some of its kits may have "the potential for false positive results".

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"Negative results do not appear to be affected by the manufacturing issue,"&nbsp;the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/potential-false-positive-results-certain-lots-ellume-covid-19-home-tests-due-manufacturing-issue-fda" target="_blank">FDA sa</a>i<a href="https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/potential-false-positive-results-certain-lots-ellume-covid-19-home-tests-due-manufacturing-issue-fda" target="_blank">d</a>, adding that it is working with the Australian company to bring in 'corrective steps' quickly.

Meanwhile, users have been advised to consult healthcare providers and experts if they have received a positive result through the kits. Users have also been instructed to carefully check the list provided by Ellume that states its problematic lots that had been dispatched between April and August.

All users who have received faulty kits will be given a replacement as soon as they submit receoits.

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"The increase in false positives was the result of a supply chain issue with one of the test components. Because of the proprietary information involved in the manufacturing process, we cannot offer more specifics,"&nbsp;an Ellume spokesperson said in a statement.

Till now, nearly 427,000 kits had been sent to the US out of which 42,000 results had been positive. Although it is still not clear that how many of these positives were false and which ones were correct.

However, the company has still not reported what exactly had caused this error and has cited trade secrets as a reason of the secrecy.

An Australian company has recalled nearly 200,000 COVID-19 testing kits out of 3.5 million supplied to the US. Ellume has had to recall these kits approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as these kits had an unspecified manufacturing issue that was resulting in false Covid positives.

An Australian company has recalled nearly 200,000 COVID-19 testing kits out of 3.5 million supplied to the US. Ellume has had to recall these kits approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as these kits had an unspecified manufacturing issue that was resulting in false Covid positives. The company has warned its users that some of its kits may have "the potential for false positive results". Also read | France 'stole' millions of Covid vaccines from UK in an 'act of war': Report "Negative results do not appear to be affected by the manufacturing issue," the FDA said, adding that it is working with the Australian company to bring in 'corrective steps' quickly. Meanwhile, users have been advised to consult healthcare providers and experts if they have received a positive result through the kits. Users have also been instructed to carefully check the list provided by Ellume that states its problematic lots that had been dispatched between April and August. All users who have received faulty kits will be given a replacement as soon as they submit receoits. Also read | Three Vatican Swiss Guards resign over Covid vaccination mandate, says report "The increase in false positives was the result of a supply chain issue with one of the test components. Because of the proprietary information involved in the manufacturing process, we cannot offer more specifics," an Ellume spokesperson said in a statement. Till now, nearly 427,000 kits had been sent to the US out of which 42,000 results had been positive. Although it is still not clear that how many of these positives were false and which ones were correct. However, the company has still not reported what exactly had caused this error and has cited trade secrets as a reason of the secrecy.

Thousands of Covid testing kits recalled that delivered false positives

China's faulty test kits that couldn't detect the virus have dealt a blow to India's fight against the Wuhan virus.

Last week, India had bought lakhs of rapid testing kits from China and they have turned out to be faulty. World over, countries are complaining about unusable Chinese equipment.

In a daily press conference today Indian health officials said that the Chinese kits are not working and&nbsp;that&nbsp;there was a ''huge variation" in the test results.

States have been advised to not use Chinese test kits.&nbsp;&nbsp;India got 6.5 lakh testing kits from China on April 16, supplied by three Chinese companies.

About three lakh of these kits were sent to Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The Rajasthan government went public with its findings today. The state health minister said they were expecting a 90 per cent accuracy. What they got, was more than 94 per cent inaccuracy. Only 5.4 per cent of the Chinese kits give an accurate result. The rest are faulty.

India's ambassador to China&nbsp;Vikram Misri said that he has been coordinating the procurement from China and added India was&nbsp;in touch with China to identify bonafide suppliers. He said that India is getting more supplies from china.

New Delhi has placed an order of 7-8 million PPEs and 1000 ventilators. It is a fact that options are limited which is why most countries continue to buy from China despite the poor quality..&nbsp;After today's disclosure, India should re-think its orders from China as supplies from China cannot be trusted. Several countries have complained about China's defective supplies. Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Finland and the United Kingdom have received faulty kits from China.&nbsp;The Netherlands recalled 600 thousand face masks purchased from china.

China's faulty test kits that couldn't detect the virus have dealt a blow to India's fight against the Wuhan virus. Last week, India had bought lakhs of rapid testing kits from China and they have turned out to be faulty.

China's faulty test kits that couldn't detect the virus have dealt a blow to India's fight against the Wuhan virus. Last week, India had bought lakhs of rapid testing kits from China and they have turned out to be faulty. World over, countries are complaining about unusable Chinese equipment. In a daily press conference today Indian health officials said that the Chinese kits are not working and that there was a ''huge variation" in the test results. States have been advised to not use Chinese test kits. India got 6.5 lakh testing kits from China on April 16, supplied by three Chinese companies. About three lakh of these kits were sent to Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu. The Rajasthan government went public with its findings today. The state health minister said they were expecting a 90 per cent accuracy. What they got, was more than 94 per cent inaccuracy. Only 5.4 per cent of the Chinese kits give an accurate result. The rest are faulty. India's ambassador to China Vikram Misri said that he has been coordinating the procurement from China and added India was in touch with China to identify bonafide suppliers. He said that India is getting more supplies from china. New Delhi has placed an order of 7-8 million PPEs and 1000 ventilators. It is a fact that options are limited which is why most countries continue to buy from China despite the poor quality.. After today's disclosure, India should re-think its orders from China as supplies from China cannot be trusted. Several countries have complained about China's defective supplies. Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Turkey, Finland and the United Kingdom have received faulty kits from China. The Netherlands recalled 600 thousand face masks purchased from china.

China's faulty test kits deal a body blow to India's fight against Wuhan virus

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