Drug recall

Red Blood Cells

FDA recall event 39575 · Class II · San Diego Blood Bank

Key facts

Event ID 39575
Recall numbers B-2042-13
Recalling firm San Diego Blood Bank
Product type Biologics
Products Red Blood Cells
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall Blood product, collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
Initiation date Jan 18, 2005
Report date Jun 26, 2013
Termination date Jun 18, 2013
City San Diego
State CA
Country United States
FEI number 2075359

At a glance

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

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