Drug recall

Apheresis Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced

FDA recall event 85519 · Class II · Mississippi Blood Services Inc.

Key facts

Event ID 85519
Recall numbers B-0452-2020, B-0453-2020, B-0454-2020, B-0455-2020
Recalling firm Mississippi Blood Services Inc.
Product type Biologics
Products Apheresis Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, Apheresis Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, Blood and Blood Products for Reprocessing, Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Voluntary: Firm Initiated
Reason for recall Blood products, collected from a donor considered to be at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
Initiation date Mar 11, 2020
Report date May 6, 2020
Termination date Apr 24, 2020
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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