Drug recall

Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis)

FDA recall event 39842 · Class II · American Red Cross Blood Services

Key facts

Event ID 39842
Recall numbers B-1646-13, B-1647-13
Recalling firm American Red Cross Blood Services
Product type Biologics
Products Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis), Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall Blood products, collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
Initiation date Feb 25, 2005
Report date May 8, 2013
Termination date Apr 29, 2013
City Omaha
State NE
Country United States
FEI number 1973037

At a glance

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

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