MARCH 2007

WEEK ENDING MARCH 3

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis),
c) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Unit: 5253220;
b) Units: 5253220, 4482296;
c) and d) Unit: 5202821
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma Blood Institute, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor considered to be at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION OK, FL, and LA

PRODUCT Platelets, Pooled Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 033FY02069, 033GJ91810, 033GL66664, 033GL66669 and 033GV89310
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Connecticut Region, Farmington, CT, 
REASON Blood products, possibly contaminated with Staphylococcus epidermidis, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION CT

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells, 
c) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated,
d) Whole Blood, 
e) Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
f) Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, 
g) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
h) Plasma, Frozen, 
i) Plasma, Cryoprecipitate Reduced,
CODE
a) Units: 022FQ39509, 022FQ39511, 022FQ39512, 022FQ39521, 022FQ39523, 022FX29477, 022FX29479, 022FX29486, 022FX29488, 022FX29491, 022FX29492, 022FX29494, 022FX29498, 022FX29502, 022FX29642, 022FX29643, 022FX29648, 022FX29654, 022FX29662, 022FX29791, 022FX29823, 022FX29828, 022GE94306, 022GE94307, 022GE94308, 022GE94312, 022GE94313, 022GE94318, 022GE94320, 022GE94322, 022GE94431, 022GQ15902, 022GQ15903, 022GQ15909,
022GQ16061, 022GQ16067, 022GQ16070, 022GQ16072, 022GQ16075, 022GQ16077, 022GQ16197, 022GQ16198, 022GQ16203, 022GQ16204, 022KC88954, 022KC88956, 022KC88981, 022KC88984, 022KE32587, 022KE32603, 022KN70992, 022KN70994, 022KN70998, 022LZ11657, 022LZ11658, 022LZ11705, 022LZ11712, 022LZ11719, 022LZ11731, 022LZ11732, 022FM03535, 022FM03539, 022FM03543, 022FM03544, 022FM03547, 022FM03549, 022FQ39741, 022FQ39744, 022FQ39747,
022FQ39748, 022FQ40042, 022FQ40043, 022FQ40045, 022FQ40046, 022FQ40047, 022FQ40049, 022FQ40050, 022FQ40053, 022FQ40237, 022FQ40241, 022FQ40262, 022FQ40269, 022FQ40271, 022FQ40275, 022FQ40277, 022FS46066, 022FX29589, 022FX29592, 022FX29593, 022FX29601, 022GE94405, 022GE94407, 022GE94408, 022GE94411, 022GE94412, 022GG04735, 022GG04739, 022GG04752, 022GG05229, 022GG05231, 022GG05233, 022GG05235, 022GL35092, 022GL35096,
022GL35099, 022KE33679, 022KE33682, 022KE33688, 022KE33690, 022KE33700, 022KE33704, 022KE33708, 022KE34322, 022KK81693, 022KK81696, 022KK81698, 022KK81702, 022KK81707, 022KK81729, 022KK81737, 022KK81742, 022KK81974, 022KK81978, 022KN71049, 022KN71091, 022KN71100, 022KX82833, 022KX83055, 022KX83057, 022KX83058, 022KX83072, 022KX83078, 022KX83091, 022LP16718, 022LP16723, 022LP16726, 022LP16728, 022LP16729, 022LP16734,
022LP16735, 022LP16736;
b) Units: 022FR00429, 022FX29475, 022KN70990, 022KN70991, 022LP14682;
c) Units: 022GG04749, 022KE34336;
d) Units: 022FR00428, 022FR00430, 022GQ16186, 022GQ16189, 022LL22957, 022LL22961, 022LL22963, 022LL22964, 022LL22966, 022LL22967, 022LL22969, 022LL22970, 022LL22975;
e) Units: 022FC38307, 022FC38312, 022FC38314, 022FC38315, 022FM01476, 022FM01881, 022FM01889, 022FM01908, 022FM01909, 022FQ39521,022FQ39523, 022FX28471, 022FX28472, 022FX28481, 022FX28482, 022FX28486, 022FX29488, 022GM04902, 022GM04910, 022GM04912, 022GQ15264, 022GS23715, 022GS23721, 022GS23722,022KE32603, 022KL30670, 022KL30708, 022KL30715, 022KL30722, 022KL30739, 022KN69595, 022KN69598, 022KN69600, 022KN69604, 022KN70050, 022KN70051, 022KV87386, 022KV87388, 022KV87392, 022KW74309, 022KW74312, 022KW74315, 022KW74326, 022KW74329, 022LP14689, 022LP14693, 022LP14884, 022LP14887,
022LW87979, 022LW87980, 022LW87988, 022LZ11229, 022LZ11658;
f) Units: 022GL35419, 022GL35422, 022GL35424, 022GL35426, 022KE34322, 022KE34336, 022KE34338, 022KE34339;
g) Units (123 units) 022FM01477, 022FM01500, 022FM01503, 022FM01505, 022FM02910, 022FM02914, 022FM03535, 022FM03539, 022FM03544, 022FM03547, 022FM03549, 022FQ37539, 022FQ37543, 022FQ39737, 022FQ39741, 022FQ39742, 022FQ39744, 022FQ39747, 022FQ39748, 022FQ40043, 022FQ40045, 022FQ40046, 022FQ40047, 022FQ40049, 022FQ40050, 022FQ40053, 022FQ40237, 022FQ40241, 022FQ40275, 022FQ40277, 022FS46066, 022FX28427, 022FX28433,
022FX28469, 022FX29185, 022FX29589, 022FX29592, 022FX29823, 022FZ24827, 022FZ24831, 022GE93467, 022GE93470, 022GE93471, 022GE94405, 022GE94407, 022GE94408, 022GE94409, 022GE94411, 022GG04735, 022GG04749, 022GG04752, 022GG05231, 022GG05233, 022GG05235, 022GL35092, 022GL35096, 022GL35099, 022GS22281, 022GS22288, 022KE33459, 022KE33462, 022KE33469, 022KE33471, 022KE33474, 022KE33688, 022KE33690, 022KE33704, 022KE33708,
022KK79489, 022KK79495, 022KK79499, 022KK79511, 022KK79515, 022KK79520, 022KK79522, 022KK79526, 022KK79905, 022KK81693, 022KK81696, 022KK81729, 022KK81737, 022KK81742, 022KK81973, 022KK81976, 022KN69672, 022KN69679, 022KN70019, 022KN70029, 022KN70047, 022KN70048, 022KN71047, 022KN71049, 022KN71052, 022KN71058, 022KN71091, 022KV87019, 022KV87077, 022KV87091, 022KX83055, 022KX83057, 022KX83058, 022KX83072, 022KX83078,
022KX83091, 022LP14694, 022LP14753, 022LP14764, 022LP14772, 022LP14875, 022LP16718, 022LP16723, 022LP16726, 022LP16728, 022LP16729, 022LP16734, 022LP16735, 022LP16736, 022LW87999, 022LZ10913, 022LZ11340, 022LZ11341, 022LZ11508, 022LZ11514;
h) Units: 022FQ39331, 022FQ40267, 022FQ40269, 022FX29662, 022FZ24825, 022FZ24829, 022GM06103, 022KE31972, 022KE31976, 022KK79879, 022KK79885, 022KK81698, 022KK81702, 022KK81707, 022KN68979, 022KV87063, 022KV87067, 022KV87078, 022KV87086, 022KW74283, 022KW74302, 022LP14679, 022LP14745, 022LP14787, 022LP14852, 022LP14853, 022LP14856, 022LP14857, 022LZ10904;
i) Units: 022FM01476, 022FM01886, 022FX29189, 022GM04902, 022KE32587, 022KW74309, 022KW74312
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Penn-Jersey Region, Philadelphia, PA,
REASON Blood products, collected from donors whose arm scrubs may have been incorrectly performed, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 379 units
DISTRIBUTION Pa, NJ, DL, MI, MD, D.C., VA, and CA

PRODUCT Platelets,
CODE Units: Y54955, Y53849
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance, Inc., Chattanooga, TN, 
REASON Platelets, manufactured with an incorrect second spin setting, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets,
CODE a) and b) Unit: Y49726
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance, Inc., Chattanooga, TN,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 2506931
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: New York Blood Center, Inc., New York, NY
Manufacturer: New York Blood Center, Inc., Elmsford, NY. 
REASON Blood product, with an unacceptable hemoglobin value, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 4148197
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSource, Glenview, IL,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who had received a body piercing within twelve months of donating, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IL and Austria

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
c) Cryoprecipitated, AHF, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: KS07332
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Inova Health Care Services, Sterling, Va., 
REASON Blood products, which tested negative for hepatitis, but were collected from a donor with a history of Hepatitis A, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Unit: 5202821
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma Blood Institute, OK
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor considered to be at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OK, FL, and LA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 5422863
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and Switzerland,

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 8304864
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center, Inc. New York, NY, 
REASON Blood products, associated with a unit of Platelets that was possibly contaminated with gram positive rods, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 5001707, 5001709, 5001694
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Coral Blood Services, Inc., Scarborough, ME,
REASON Blood products, which were not leukoreduced within the appropriate time period after collection, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION ME

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9723797
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSource, Glenview, IL
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Bacillus species, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 040FP26080
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Heart of America, Peoria, IL
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Bacillus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IL

WEEK ENDING MARCH 10

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units: 4759943, 4677574, 4555912;
b) Units: 4759943, 4555912;
c) Units: 4677574, 4555912
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 7 units
DISTRIBUTION MA, OK, TX, and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets, 
c) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 5249546
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N, Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION OK, NB, and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 5218775
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N, Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and Switzerland

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: J41312
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA
REASON Blood product, collected in a manner that may compromise the sterility of the product, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 2157929
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who had a non-confidential health history screening, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Fresh Frozen Blood, 
d) Recovered Plasma,
CODE
a) Units: 5250527, 4901850, 4517058;
b) Units: 4901850, 4517058;
c) Unit: 4517058;
d) Units: 5250527, 4901850
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION OK, TX, Austria, and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Units: 5738052, 5275313, 4801421
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION TX, OK, and Switzerland

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 53LP55010
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Maryland

WEEK ENDING MARCH 17

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Units: 4053617, 3798340, 5606869, 7685507-1, 7685507-2,
7677707, 7676672, and 7674878;
b) Unit: 4053617
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 9 units
DISTRIBUTION TX and NY

PRODUCT FETALSCREEN, Product Code 780540, 
CODE
Lot Number: FS472 Exp. Date Jan 16, 2007;
Lot Number: FS473 Exp. Date Feb 13, 2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Raritan, NJ
REASON FETALSCREEN test kits, demonstrating weak or negative reactivity with the positive control, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Internationally

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells
b) Recovered Plasma
CODE a) and b) Unit: 0750553
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION VA and Switzerland

PRODUCT Platelets
CODE Units: L57625, L62332, L56534, L62333, L62331, L58708, L58711, L58709, L60377
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance Inc., Chattanooga, TN
REASON Platelets, processed in a manner that may have caused the yield to be below the firm’s specified minimum, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 9 units
DISTRIBUTION GA and TN

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Platelets,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 6816046
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Community Blood Services, Elyria, OH,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor with a history of jaundice, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocyte Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 8865355
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who visited an area endemic for malaria, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocyte Reduced, 
CODE Units: 9931218 (distributed as split product)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL,
REASON Blood products, labeled as leukoreduced, but which did not meet the requirements for leukoreduced products, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 113483855
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc., El Paso, TX,
REASON Blood product, collected without quality control testing during apheresis machine validation, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Unit: 04GP64828, Part 2 ;
b) Unit: 04GP64828, Part 1
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, New England Region, Dedham, MA
REASON Blood products, collected in a manner that may have compromised the sterility of the collection system, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NH and NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 1674391, 9594017
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Indianapolis, IN,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was taking the drug Aricept, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IN and Austria

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE Units: Y28792, Y33329
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance Inc., Chattanooga, TN, 
REASON Blood products, incorrectly labeled as irradiated, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
CODE Unit: LG46100
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Healthcare Provider Services, Inc., dba Rhode Island Blood Center, Providence, RI,
REASON Blood product, corresponding to a unit of Red Blood Cells that was implicated in a transfusion reaction and possibly contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, was distributed,
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Unit: N88070
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Michigan Community Blood Centers, Grand Rapids, MI
REASON Blood product, associated with a unit of Red Blood Cells that contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MI

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma Pheresis, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 5272834
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK,
REASON Blood products, collected in a manner that may compromise the sterility of the products, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OK

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes, Reduced,
CODE Unit: H79738
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor with a history of melanoma, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells,
CODE Unit: 5541829
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center, New Brunswick, NJ,
REASON Blood product, which was not quarantined after receiving post-donation information regarding a history of pneumonia, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukoctyes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma Pheresis, 
d) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) and c) Units: 4961587;
b) and d) Units: 4923250
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK,
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor due to a history of a hepatitis and jaundice, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and Switzerland

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit: F-50100-072
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Alpha Therapeutic Corporation, Long Beach, CA, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was previously deferred, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1unit
DISTRIBUTION Sweden

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Units: GS39540, GS39580 (2 units), GS39606, GS40880, GS39784 (3 units), GS40930, GS40925, GS40978, GS40960, GS39806 (2 units), GS41033 (3 units), GS42764 (3 units), GS42833, GS42512 (3 units), GS42599 (3 units), GS42573 (3 units), GS39913 (3 units), GS42990 (2 units), GS42773 (3 units), GS42596, GS42678 (2 units), GS42915 (2 units), GS42919 (3 units), GS39890 (3 units), GS41192 (3 units), GS42699, GS42592, GS42550, GS39967 (3 units), GS41183 (3 units), GS42718 (2 units), GS39972, GS42796 (3 units), GS39911 (2 units), GS42571 (2 units), GS42475 (3 units), GS40000 (2 units), GS40037 (2 units), GS41136 (3 units), GS42935 (3 units), GS40009, GS40017 (2 units), GS42835 (2 units), GS42768, GS42828, GS40008 (2 units), GS39825 (3 units), GS41041 (2 units), GS42395 (2 units), GS39929 (2 units), GS42460, GS42441 (2 units), GS42707, GS40938, GS40028 (2 units) , GS40012 (3 units), GS39824, GS42603, GS42872 (2 units), GS42663, GS40080, GS42623 (2 units), GS42821 (3 units), GS42963, GS41168, GS41087, GS41082 (2 units), GS42704, GS42611, GS39998 (2 units), GS42856, GS42408, GS42425, GS42784, GS41106, GS42482;

b) Units: GS40908 (2 units), GS42957 (3 units), GS40008, GS42395, GS42460, GS39929, GS39957, GS42571, GS39973 (2 units), GS40009, GS40080 (2 units), GS42623, GS39912 (2 units), GS42835
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, San Bernardino, CA
REASON Platelets Pheresis, with an elevated platelet count, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 158 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: G-97942-077, G-97665-077, N-65454-077, N-65425-077
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Alpha Therapeutic Corporation, Riverside, CA
REASON Blood products, which were not properly quarantined after receiving post donation information concerning high-risk behavior, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION Spain

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: V10665
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Platelets,
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units: H44634, H38812 and H52963;
b) Unit: H23237;
c) Unit: H52963;
d) Units: H44634, H38812 and H52963
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION VA, WI and Switzerland

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Unit: 377023103
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Talecris Plasma Resources, Inc., dba International BioResources, LLC, Anderson, IN,
REASON Blood product, which was untested for viral markers, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Units 172054103 (split unit parts 1, 2, and 3)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, TX, 
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets Leukocytes Reduced,
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
d) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units 32KY21202 and 32KY20652;
b) and d) Unit: 32KY20652;
c) Unit 32KY21202
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Madison, WI,
REASON Blood products, that tested negative for the antibody to hepatitis C virus encoded antigen (anti-HCV), but were collected from an ineligible donor based on the subsequent disclosure of a previous positive test for anti-HCV, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION IL, OH, and FL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 7679080
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had previously tested repeatedly reactive for the antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION LA and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Apheresis, 
c) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
d) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
e) Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, 
f) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
g) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
h) Cryoprecipitate, AHF, 
i) Plasma Frozen,
j) Plasma Frozen, Cryoprecipitate, Reduced, 
CODE
a) Units: 022FN80287, 022FN80300, 022FN80387, 022FN80466,
022FN80475, 022FN80625, 022FN80628, 022FN80629, 022FN80634,
022FN80822, 022FN80824, 022FN80827, 022FN80843, 022FN80844,
022FN80845, 022FE98354, 022FE98570, 022FJ97459, 022FJ99446,
022FS35042, 022FS41308, 022FX19089, 022FZ13240, 022GE84970,
022KF56805, 022KF56806, 022KF56811, 022KF56899, 022KF60302,
022KF60303, 022KF60304, 022KF60305, 022KH10289, 022KK72529,
022KT72123, 022KW66117, 022LP09374, 022LW81415, and 022LZ09069;
b) Unit: 022LE14716;
c) Units: 022FN80757, 022FN80821, 022FN80330, 022FN80429,
022FN80453, 022FN80458, 022FN80542, 022FN80579, 022FN80582,
022FN80623, 022FN80644, 022FN80648, 022FN80669, 022FN80670,
022FN80671, 022FN80672, 022FN80750, 022FN80754, 022FN80783,
022FN80784, 022FN80792, 022FN80793, 022FN80796, 022FN80797,
022FN80798, 022FN80874, 022FN80875, 022FN81012, 022GL34871, and
022GL34873;
d) Unit: 022FN80837;
e) Units: 022FR01073 and 022LP17414;
f) Units: 022LE16844, 022LE16848, 022LE16849, 022LE16858, 022LE16862,
022LE16848, 022LE16858, and 022LE16858;
g) Units: 022FC30434, 022FC30437, 022FC30441, 022FC31017, 022FC31018,
022FC33170, 022FC34170, 022FC34516, 022FC34521, 022FC34526,
022FE99486, 022FE99682, 022FE99683, 022FE99685, 022FE99769,
022FE99770, 022FE99874, 022FN74787, 022FN75898, 022FN75905,
022FN75908, 022FN76431, 022FN76435, 022FN76436, 022FN76443,
022FN76450, 022FN76453, 022FN76456, 022FN76459, 022FN76610,
022FN76613, 022FN76687, 022FN76689, 022FN76705, 022FN76709,
022FN76710, 022FN76791, 022FN76807, 022FN77332, 022FN77334,
022FN77335, 022FN77336, 022FN77337, 022FN77368, 022FN77376,
022FN77378, 022FN77392, 022FN77457, 022FN77466, 022FN77470,
022FN77474, 022FN77856, 022FN77861, 022FN78425, 022FN78426,
022FN78430, 022FN79118, 022FN79127, 022FN80475, 022FN80783,
022FQ29133, 022FQ29138, 022FQ29143, 022FQ29144, 022FQ29145,
022FQ29146, 022FQ29792, 022FQ29803, 022FQ29827, 022FQ29951,
022FQ33507, 022FQ33509, 022FQ33510, 022FQ33512, 022FQ33514,
022FQ33515, 022FQ33516, 022FQ33526, 022FR01073, 022FS40156,
022FS40158, 022FS40161, 022FS40254, 022FS40255, 022FS40256,
022FS40257, 022FS40259, 022FS40260, 022FS40271, 022FS40272,
022FS40273, 022FS40275, 022FS40276, 022FS40277, 022FS40278,
022FS41308, 022FS41310, 022FS41313, 022FS41314, 022FS41317,
022FS41318, 022FX19090, 022FX19095, 022FX20683, 022FX20729,
022FX20730, 022FZ18364, 022FZ20163, 022FZ20164, 022FZ20165,
022FZ20166, 022FZ20168, 022GE88407, 022GE88414, 022GE88416,
022GE88425, 022GE88428, 022GE89025, 022GE89026, 022GE89028,
022GE89030, 022GE89031, 022GE89033, 022GE90295, 022GE90296,
022GE90303, 022GE90310, 022GE91551, 022GE92131, 022GE92132,
022GE92136, 022GE92137, 022GE92143, 022GE92152, 022GE92153,
022GE92154, 022GG00273, 022GG00286, 022GG02289, 022GH20751,
022GL28174, 022GL28440, 022GL28442, 022GL28462, 022GM01134,
022GM01136, 022GM01140, 022GM01147, 022GM04577, 022GM04633,
022GM05342, 022GM05353, 022GM05357, 022GM05360, 022GQ10059,
022GQ10060, 022GQ10063, 022GQ10066, 022GS15861, 022GS15863,
022GS15871, 022GS15872, 022GS15875, 022GS16471, 022GS17587,
022GS18004, 022GS18080, 022GS18085, 022GS18088, 022GS18089,
022GS18090, 022GS18093, 022GS18094, 022GS18099, 022GS18100,
022KC78883, 022KC78884, 022KC78887, 022KC78888, 022KC79971,
022KC79980, 022KC80832, 022KC80836, 022KC80839, 022KC80841,
022KC81561, 022KC81567, 022KC81569, 022KC81571, 022KC81572,
022KC81573, 022KC81578, 022KC81579, 022KC81580, 022KC81582,
022KC82886, 022KC82889, 022KC82898, 022KC82901, 022KC82909,
022KC82975, 022KC83429, 022KC83434, 022KC83437, 022KC83438,
022KC83440, 022KF59563, 022KF59564, 022KF59566, 022KF59577,
022KF59923, 022KF60721, 022KF60722, 022KF61014, 022KF61299,
022KF61300, 022KF61308, 022KF61528, 022KF61546, 022KF61547,
022KF61549, 022KF61553, 022KF61554, 022KF61555, 022KF61868,
022KF61869, 022KK74167, 022KK74168, 022KK74173, 022KK74175,
022KK74176, 022KK74184, 022KK74185, 022KK74186, 022KK74187,
022KK74188, 022KK74192, 022KK74194, 022KK77686, 022KK77687,
022KK77698, 022KK77700, 022KK77703, 022KL26157, 022KL26160,
022KL26162, 022KL26694, 022KL26695, 022KL26709, 022KT74888,
022KT74892, 022KT74893, 022KV80323, 022KV80328, 022KV80334,
022KV80339, 022KV80349, 022KV80354, 022KV80355, 022KV80359,
022KV80370, 022KV80374, 022KV80415, 022KV80417, 022KV80418,
022KV80419, 022KV80422, 022KV80440, 022KV80471, 022KW68282,
022KW68288, 022KW68292, 022KW68296, 022KW68298, 022KW68300, 022KW68303, 022KW68305, 022KW69831, 022KW69837, 022KW69902, 022KW69903, 022KW69909, 022KW69910, 022KW70272, 022KW70273, 022KW70279, 022KW70286, 022KW70290, 022KW70292, 022KX78215,
022KX78577, 022KX80640, 022KX80641, 022KX80643, 022KX80646,
022KX80647, 022KX80651, 022KX80656, 022KX80670, 022KY97511,
022KY97512, 022KY97519, 022KY97549, 022KY99847, 022KY99867,
022KY99870, 022KY99877, 022KY99932, 022KY99942, 022KZ78282,
022KZ78284, 022KZ78286, 022KZ78287, 022KZ78301, 022KZ78306,
022KZ79455, 022KZ79864, 022KZ79875, 022KZ80478, 022KZ84986,
022KZ84993, 022KZ84995, 022KZ85003, 022KZ85010, 022KZ85064,
022KZ86479, 022KZ86480, 022KZ86481, 022KZ86669, 022LC26832,
022LC26833, 022LC26835, 022LC26836, 022LC26840, 022LC26843,
022LC26848, 022LC26854, 022LC26864, 022LJ94373, 022LJ94374,
022LJ94375, 022LJ94377, 022LJ94378, 022LJ94804, 022LJ94805,
022LJ94807, 022LJ94808, 022LJ94809, 022LJ94810, 022LJ94812,
022LJ94814, 022LJ94815, 022LJ95328, 022LJ95330, 022LJ98143,
022LJ98144, 022LJ98147, 022LJ98148, 022LJ98150, 022LJ98152,
022LJ98154, 022LJ98156, 022LP09360, 022LP09361, 022LP09369,
022LP09370, 022LP09374, 022LP10215, 022LP11298, 022LP11304,
022LP11305, 022LP11309, 022LW84869, 022LW84876, 022LW84890,
022LW84897, 022LW84902, 022LZ07966, 022LZ07975, 022LZ07986,
022LZ07988, 022LZ07989, 022LZ07990, 022LZ07991, 022LZ07992,
022LZ07998, 022LZ09049, 022LZ09062, 022LZ09063, 022LZ09064,
022LZ09065, 022LZ09066, 022LZ09067, 022LZ09069, 022LZ09073,
022LZ09077, 022LZ09528, 022LZ09530, 022LZ09532, 022LZ09533,
022KG92746, 022KG92749, 022KG93303, 022KG93330, 022KG93340,
022KG93429, 022KG93447, 022KG93451, 022KG93464, 022KG93468,
022KG93510, 022KG93515, 022KG93519, 022KG93530, 022KG94403,
022KG94565, 022KG94572, 022KG94662, 022KG95205, 022KG95258,
022KG95313, 022KG95358, 022KG95379, 022KG95383, 022KG95389,
022KG95541, 022KG96012, 022KG96016, 022KG96042, 022KG96047,
022KG96063, 022KG96312, 022KG96373, and 022KG97093;
h) Units: 022FC34522, 022FN74059, 022FN74062, 022FN74063,
022FN78969, 022FN78970, 022FN78973, 022FN78981, 022FN79384,
022FN79456, 022FN79526, 022FN80111, 022FN80162, 022FN80164,
022FN80230, 022FN80300, 022FN80330, 022FN80453, 022FN80458,
022FQ29837, 022FX20782, 022FX22200, 022FX23222, 022FX23225,
022FX23226, 022FX23228, 022FX23230, 022FX23231, 022FZ20172,
022FZ20173, 022FZ20174, 022FZ20175, 022FZ20178, 022GG02221,
022GG02227, 022GG02230, 022GG02237, 022GH18474, 022GH18480,
022GH18481, 022GH18500, 022GH18539, 022GH18545, 022GH18573,
022GH18598, 022GH20732, 022GL34873, 022GQ09770, 022GQ09777,
022GQ09941, 022GQ11495, 022GQ11497, 022GQ11503, 022GS16466,
022GS16519, 022KC82906, 022KF61042, 022KK74174, 022KK74191,
022KL24301, 022KL24303, 022KL24304, 022KL24305, 022KL24306,
022KT74881, 022KT74890, 022KW68307, 022KY97552, 022KY97557,
022KY97558, 022KY97571, 022KZ79849, 022LJ95337, 022LJ95342,
022LJ95478, 022LJ95479, 022LJ95481, 022LJ95482, 022LJ98178,
022LJ98182, 022LJ98184, 022LJ98186, 022LW84175, 022LW84190,
and 022LW84903;
i) Units: 022FC31021, 022FE99742, 022FE99879, 022FN76713, 022FN76716, 022FN77395, 022FN78419, 022FN78801, 022FN79528, 022FN80466, 022FZ18310, 022GG00275, 022GG00276, 022GG00277, 022GG00278, 022GG01458, 022GL28433, 022GM01142, 022GM01144, 022GQ09915, 022GQ09917, 022GS16478, 022KK77679, 022KK77681, 022KL26687, 022KL26688, 022KL26690, 022KV80424, 022KZ86425, 022KZ86450, 022KZ86670, 022LJ94368, 022LJ94439, 022LJ94442, 022LJ94444, 022LJ94456, 022LJ94462, 022LJ94465, 022LJ94806, 022LJ96794, 022LJ96795, and 022LJ96796;
j) Units: 022FQ29837, 022FX22200, 022FX23222, 022FX23226, 022FX23228, 022FX23230, 022FZ20173, 022FZ20175, 022FZ20178, 022GH18474, 022GH18480, 022GH18481, 022GH18598, 022GH20732, 022GQ09770, 022GQ11495, 022GQ11497, 022GQ11503, 022KC82906, 022KL24303, 022LJ98178, 022LJ98184, 022LJ98186, 022LW84190, and 022LW84903
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Penn-Jersey Region, Philadelphia, PA, 
REASON  Blood products, collected from donors whose arm scrubs may have been incorrectly performed, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 670 units
DISTRIBUTION PA, NJ, AZ, IL, CA, MD, MI, MA, MN, TN, TX and WI

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Platelets, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: L164243
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Deglycerolized, 
CODE Units: 6970928 (Parts 1 and 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO.
REASON Blood products, labeled with extended expiration dates, were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CO

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit: 5768891
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center, Inc., New York, NY, 
REASON Blood product, labeled with extended expiration date, was distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma
CODE Units: 1674391, 9594017
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Indianapolis, IN,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was taking the drug Aricept, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IN and Austria

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis
CODE Unit: Y02049
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance Inc., Chattanooga, TN
REASON Blood product, lacking a verified platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 4447265
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSource, Glenview, IL
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Diphtheroids, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT
a) Platelets (for further manufacturing), 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) Unit: H44634;
b) Unit: H23237
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION VA, WI and Switzerland

WEEK ENDING MARCH 24

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitated AHF,
CODE Unit: J39794
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA, 
REASON Blood product, associated with a unit of Red Blood Cells that contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Unit: J70002
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA, 
REASON Blood product, associated with a unit of Red Blood Cells that contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 06DTXB4358, 06DTXB4657, 06DTXB5091, 06DTXB5342, 06DTXB6853, 06DTXB7028, 06DTXB7626, 06DTXB7969, 06DTXB8573, 06DTXB8889, 06DTXB9420, 06DTXC0057, 06DTXC0382
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, LP, Denton, TX, 
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor who did not have a complete annual physical exam, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Red Blood Cells, Irradiated, 
c) Whole Blood, 
CODE
a) Units: LP10544, LP10545, LP10549, LP10558, LP10560, LP10564, LP10534, LP10522, LP10542, LP10543, LP10539, LP10541, LP10538, LP10537, LP10536, LP10535, LP10533, LP10567, LP10561, LP10563, LP10555, LP10554, LP10556, LP10551, LP10557, LP10548, LP10550, LP10566, LP10565, LP10559, LP10552;
b) Units: LP10514, LP10547, LP10546, LP10515, LP10562, LP10553;
c) Units: LS12736, LS12727, LS12732, LS12730, LS12717, LS12720, LS12718, LS12716, LS12725, LS12724, LS12721, LS12726, LS12723, LS12719
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Woodland Hills, CA
REASON Blood products, which were stored at an unacceptable temperature, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 51 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 05RMID9123, 05RMID9292, 05RMIE0017, 05RMIE1072, 05RMIE1469, 06RMIA0084, 06RMIA1864, 06RMIC0541, 06RMID1828
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Kentwood, MI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor for whom post donation information was received regarding multiple high-risk behaviors, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 9 units
DISTRIBUTION CA and Austria

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 3862647
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Indianapolis, IN
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was previously deferred for a tattoo, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IN and Austria

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 91346483, 93216104, 90495328, 90490651
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Interstate Blood Bank, Inc. of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who received a piercing within 12 months of donation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2084324
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 99JWIB9391, 99JWIB7846, 99JWIB7973
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Janesville, WI, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION MI and Austria

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 17KN69421
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, North Central Region, St. Paul, MN,
REASON Blood product, collected from an unsuitable donor based on travel to an area considered endemic for malaria, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 03BNDD2327, 03BNDD3468
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Bismarck, ND, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who had received the MMR vaccine within two weeks of donation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MI

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma Pheresis, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 17FX67516
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, North Central Region, St. Paul, MN,
REASON Blood products, associated with a unit of platelets that was possibly contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 17FX65572 (Part 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, North Central Region, St. Paul, MN,
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with coagulase negative Staphylococcus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MN

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: W13604
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Northcentral Wisconsin, Inc., Wausau, WI,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who had received a body piercing within twelve months of donating, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit: D144018
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA.
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
CODE Unit: B323024
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
CODE Unit: D151836
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells
b) Platelets Pooled Irradiated
CODE
a) Unit: F159006;
b) Unit: UP15271 (from donation unit # F159006)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
CODE Unit: F208076
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Units: X119492 and X118424
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had taken the medication Avodart, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells
b) Platelets,Pooled
CODE
a) Units: B322679, U122123 and B315155;
b) Unit: HP12205 (from donation unit # U122123)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION WA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: LC32792
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: FW64296
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit: LC35371
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: LP58170
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: J24057
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA
REASON Blood product, for which documentation of the apheresis procedure was incomplete, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: S71021
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Illinois Community Blood Center, Springfield, IL
REASON Platelets, collected from an ineligible donor, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Source Plasma
CODE Unit: 363004226
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER International BioResources, LLC, Fort Worth, TX
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose arm inspection was not documented, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Source Plasma
CODE Unit: 06HINA6532
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Bio-Blood Components, Inc., Hammond, IN
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who did not have complete medical history interview, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

WEEK ENDING MARCH 31

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, Pooled,
CODE
a) Units: KZ59913 (double collection), KZ58041, KZ55657, KZ52830;
b) Unit: KZ58041
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: K67198
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance Inc., Chattanooga, TN
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor with polycythemia, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION GA and TN

PRODUCT Platelets,
CODE Unit: L56640
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance Inc., Chattanooga, TN
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose eligibility to donate was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: FW51925
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 
REASON Blood product, collected from an unsuitable donor based on travel to an area considered endemic for malaria, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Unit: LP50215
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Switzerland

PRODUCT Human Cornea for Transplantation
CODE Tissue: 07-0009-200
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank, Knoxville, TN
REASON Human tissue for transplantation, which tested negative for hepatitis prior to distribution, but was subsequently found to test repeatedly reactive for antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 tissue
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Human Cornea for Transplantation
CODE Tissues: 07-0022-100, 07-0022-200
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank, Knoxville, TN, 
REASON Human tissues for transplantation, which tested negative for hepatitis prior to distribution, but were subsequently found to test repeatedly reactive for antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 tissues
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1), Vironostika® HIV-1, Microelisa System, 
CODE Lot number: 160354, expiration date: 4/10/2007
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC, REASON HIV-1 test kits, with a potential to cause false negative test results, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 200 test kits
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Canada

PRODUCT
a) Plasma, Cryoprecipitate Reduced,
b) Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
c) Platelets, 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Unit: GV85431;
b) Units: GV85431, KT11679;
c) and d) Unit: LR89955
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Blood Bank, Pittsburgh, PA, 
REASON Blood products, associated with units of Red Blood Cells that contained clots, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells,
c) Platelets,
d) Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
e) Recovered Plasma,
CODE
a) Units: 2246252, 2221931, 2146330, 9222431, 9212327;
b) and c) Unit: 2012839;
d) Unit: 2146330;
e) Units: 2246252, 2221931, 2146330, 9222431, 9212327
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Bank of Delmarva, Inc., Newark, DE,
REASON Blood products, which tested negative for hepatitis, but were collected from a donor who was previously deferred for positive hepatitis testing, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION DE, MD and NJ

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Whole Blood, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Unit: FW49080;
b) Unit: FW43972
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 
REASON Blood products, collected from an unsuitable donor based on travel to an area considered endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: FW62404, LR89237
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI
REASON Blood products, collected from an unsuitable donor based on travel to an area considered endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE2 units
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Unit: 364014398
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER International BioResources, LLC, dba Talecris Plasma Resources, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (nvCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 363013686, 363005822, 363005839, 363005984, and 363006291
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER International BioResources, LLC, Fort Worth, TX
REASON Source Plasma, collected from donors whose eligibility to donate was not accurately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated,
CODE Unit: 32GP27476
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Madison, WI
REASON Blood product, which was not stored at appropriate storage conditions, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI