Drug recall

Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced

FDA recall event 70619 · Class II · Mississippi Blood Services Inc.

Key facts

Event ID 70619
Recall numbers B-0459-15
Recalling firm Mississippi Blood Services Inc.
Product type Biologics
Products Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall Blood products, collected from a donor who was at risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), were distributed.
Initiation date Jan 30, 2015
Report date Apr 1, 2015
Termination date Mar 20, 2015
City Flowood
State MS
Country United States
FEI number 1048744

At a glance

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

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