Drug recall

Red Blood Cells

FDA recall event 74169 · Class II · The Blood Center

Key facts

Event ID 74169
Recall numbers B-0568-16
Recalling firm The Blood Center
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 disclosed travel history to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
Initiation date Apr 8, 2016
Report date Jun 15, 2016
Termination date Jun 3, 2016
City New Orleans
State LA
Country United States
FEI number 2374536

At a glance

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

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