Drug recall

Red Blood Cells

FDA recall event 27991 · Class II · Central Kentucky Blood Center Inc

Key facts

Event ID 27991
Recall numbers B-0612-4
Recalling firm Central Kentucky Blood Center Inc
Product type Biologics
Products Red Blood Cells
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall Blood product, collected from an unsuitable donor based on travel to an area considered endemic for malaria, was distributed.
Initiation date Nov 12, 2003
Termination date Jan 23, 2004
City Lexington
Country United States
FEI number 1070402

At a glance

  • 1–9 Products in this recall
  • 10–99 FDA inspections of this firm (FEI)

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