MARCH 2008

WEEK ENDING MARCH 1

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: HRFMGK, HRFLYG, HRFKZY, HRFKNH, HRFJQD, HRFJHG, HRFRKH, HRFQZM, HRFQNZ, HRFPXR, HRFPVY, HRFNLF, and HRFNFJ
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Plasma, Lawton, OK, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor whose scheduled physical exam was incomplete, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION IL and Germany

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE
a) 04GF60953;
b) 04GF63137
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA
REASON Blood products, collected from an unsuitable donor based on residing in an area considered endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MA and ME

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE 72C101429
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Inc., Huntsville, AL
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE 72C179417
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Inc., Huntsville AL, 
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X342275
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Lifesouth Community Blood Centers Inc - Birmingham Region, Birmingham, AL
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 71Z879418, 71Z879431
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Lifesouth Community Blood Centers Inc - Birmingham Region, Birmingham AL,
REASON Blood products, which were leukoreduced greater than 72 hours after collection, were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit; 163926420 (Parts 1 & 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc/dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS,
REASON Blood products, which were possibly contaminated with Corynebacterium species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 208476427 (Parts 1 & 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc, Lafayette, LA
REASON Blood products, which were possibly contaminated with Corynebacterium species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION LA. TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: S92458
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Illinois Community Blood Center, Springfield, IL
REASON Blood product, which was labeled as leukoreduced, but was not tested to verify the White Blood Cell count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 71T412891; 71T602674; 71T423997; 71T67963X; 71T006932; 71T012441; 71T215938; 71T003536
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL,
REASON Blood products, which were not manufactured in accordance to the manufacturer's instructions for leukocyte reduction, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 71X640499, 72C433762
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Dunwoody, GA,
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 GA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE
a) Units: 5802640, 5756352, 5778260, and 5801777;
b) Units: 5802640, 5801777, 5744015, and 5756352
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, TX,
REASON Blood products, were manufactured from units of Whole Blood that was unsuitable, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 components
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 71T813625 and 71T814799
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, F
REASON Blood products, which were not manufactured in accordance to the manufacturer's instructions for leukocyte reduction, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, ;
c) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
d) Whole Blood CPD, 
e) Red Blood Cells, 
CODE
a) Units: 200405292 (Parts 1 & 2), 200405527 (Parts 1 & 2), 200405531 (Parts 1 & 2),
    200405540 (Parts 1 & 2), 200405545 (Parts 1 & 2), 200405550 (Parts 1 & 2),
    200407714 (Parts 1 & 2), 200407748 (Parts 1 & 2), 200407749 (Parts 1 & 2),  
    200407754 (Parts 1 & 2), 200409595 (Parts 1 & 2), 200409597 (Parts 1 & 2),
    200411397 (Part 1), 200414857 (Parts 1 & 2), 200414868 (Parts 1 & 2), 200415214
    (Parts 1 & 2), 200415447 (Parts 1 & 2), 200415454 (Parts 1 & 2), 200415458 (Parts 1
    & 2), 200415459 (Parts 1 & 2), 200415469 (Parts 1 & 2), 200415591 (Parts 1 & 2),
    200416853 (Parts 1 & 2), 200416858 (Parts 1 & 2), 200416861 (Parts 1 & 2),
    200418284 (Parts 1 & 2), 200421535 (Parts 1 & 2), 200421751 (Parts 1 & 2),
    200421761 (Parts 1 & 2), 200425566 (Parts 1 & 2), 208478162 (Parts 1 & 2),
    208478165 (Parts 1 & 2), 208478166 (Parts 1 & 2), 200419609 (Part 2);
b) Units: 200405282, 200405283, 200405287, 200405291, 200405295, 200405528,
    200405537, 200405539, 200405543, 200405548, 200405549, 200405551, 200405556,
    200405559, 200407683, 200407684, 200407690, 200407693, 200407695, 200407696,
    200407709, 200407710, 200407712, 200407720, 200407722, 200407746, 200407747,
    200407751, 200407755, 200407756, 200407760, 200407762, 200407763, 200411395,
    200414727, 200414856, 200414858, 200414860, 200414861, 200414862, 200414863,
    200414864, 200414865, 200414866, 200414867, 200414872, 200414873, 200414875,
    200415206, 200415208, 200415209, 200415219, 200415230, 200415236, 200415240,
    200415241, 200415243, 200415251, 200415253, 200415390, 200415449, 200415452, 
    200415455, 200415460, 200415463, 200415464, 200415471, 200415473, 200415475,  
    200415501, 200415507, 200415508, 200415513, 200415515, 200415517, 200415522,
    200415524, 200415527, 200415530, 200415533, 200415563, 200415566, 200415571,
    200415573, 200415579, 200415586, 200415589, 200415594, 200415595, 200415598,
    200416855, 200416864, 200416866, 200416867, 200418206, 200418279, 200418280,
    200418281, 200418285, 200418286, 200418287, 200418288, 200418289, 200419606,
    200419610, 200419612, 200421205, 200421209, 200421211, 200421213, 200421219,
    200421221, 200421223, 200421224, 200421225, 200421478, 200421480, 200421530,
    200421533, 200421539, 200421540, 200421543, 200421544, 200421545, 200421754,
    200421755, 200421766, 200421769, 200421781, 200421785, 200421787, 200421788,
    200421790, 208478161, 208478164, 208478167, 208478172, 200405286, 200405293,
    200407764, 200415250, 200415518, 200416857, 200421778;
c) Unit: 208478169;
d) Unit: 200405294;
e) Units: 200405284, 200405288
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc, Lafayette, LA,
REASON Blood products, for which the sterility may have been compromised, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 214 units
DISTRIBUTION LA, NC, NJ

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 71R218865
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Inc - East Alabama Region, Opelika, AL
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Switzerland

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Apheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5978523
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, TX,
REASON Blood product, which was labeled as leukoreduced, but was not tested to verify the White Blood Cell count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Apheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5917374 (Parts A & B)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, TX,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who provided post donation information concerning a previous positive test for the human immunodeficiency virus, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 2150346, 2151439
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Bergen Community Regional Blood Center, Paramus, NJ
REASON Blood products, with a low platelet count, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NJ, NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Plasma Frozen, 
d) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Units: 04G89928; 04E05730;
b) Units: 04L89860; 04LQ74775; 04G90614; 04LC40536; 04KT95900;
c) Units: 04G90614; 04J91124;
d) Unit: 04J91124;
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 10 units
DISTRIBUTION MA, NY, NH, ME, VT, CA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 72C04768X
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 72C249239
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE
a) Units: 004P63177 Part1; 004P63177 Part 2;
b) Units: 004GP66536 Part 1; 004GP66536 Part 2
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA
REASON Blood products, which did not meet the acceptable product specifications for release, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION VT, MA, NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 163929653, 163925600
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc/dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS
REASON Blood products, which were incorrectly tested for Lewis-b red cell antigen, but were labeled as negative for Lewis-b antigen, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 71R510796
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Huntsville, AL
REASON Blood product, which was not returned to controlled storage within eight hours following collection, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) 71R631686, 71R639414, 71R639426
b) 71R639414
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Huntsville, AL
REASON Blood products, which were not returned to controlled storage within eight hours following collection, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 8107459
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Community Blood Services, Elyria, OH
REASON Platelets, which were not stored under continuous agitation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 027KF16549
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Greater Alleghenies, Johnstown, PA
REASON Blood product, collected from donors with unacceptable hematocrit determinations, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Unit: 5979392;
b) Unit: 5942576
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, TX,
REASON Blood products, which may have been exposed to unacceptable storage temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 1543032 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Indiana Blood Center, Indianapolis, IN,
REASON Blood products, with incomplete anti-HTLV testing, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IN

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 72C156963
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, Fl
REASON Blood product, which was manufactured from a whole blood unit in which an associated blood component contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: 71R973858
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham Region, Birmingham, AL
REASON Blood product, labeled with an extended expiration date, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 168878688
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems Inc/dba United Blood Services, Meridian MS, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems Inc/dba United Blood Services, Hattiesburg, MS. 
REASON Blood product, which may have reached an unacceptable temperature during shipment, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit #: 5988171
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, TX
REASON Blood product, incorrectly labeled as to red cell antigen type, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 04PWIG0150, 04PWIG0725
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: BioLife Plasma Services LP, Deerfield, IL, 
Manufacturer: Biolife Plasma Services, Stevens Point, WI. 
REASON Blood products, which were not quarantined subsequent to receiving information regarding a post donation illness, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Units: 04G89928; 04L89860; 04LQ74775; 04E05730; 04LC40536; 04KT95900
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION MA, NY, NH, ME, VT, CA

WEEK ENDING MARCH 8

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitated AHF Irradiated, 
CODE Units: 0365414; 0378815; 0378830; 0398735; 0366520; 0365427; 0401026; 0378828
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, 
REASON Cryoprecipitated AHF units, not processed and re-frozen within one hour, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 033GF86054
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Farmington, CT,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose suitability to donate was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CT

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Unit: 0390365
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose suitability to donate was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 7086250(1) and 7086250(2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who traveled to malarial endemic areas, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 386026885
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Talecris Plasma Resources, Inc., Waukegan, IL,
REASON Blood product, which tested negative for Hepatitis B, but was collected from a donor who subsequently tested positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2710000
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX,
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 033GF86054
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Farmington, CT
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose suitability to donate was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
Units: 033GC04426 Part1, 033GC04426 Part2; 033GX00978 Part1; 033GX00978 Part2; 033GX00984 Part1; 033GX00984 Part2; 033GX01030 Part1; 033GX01030 Part2
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Farmington, CT, 
REASON Blood products, prepared without the appropriate amount of additive solution (ADSOL), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION NY, MA, CT

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 0357016
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, 
REASON Blood product, which was out of controlled storage for more than 30 minutes during leukoreduction, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE Units: I3015681, I3011999
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
REASON Blood products, which were labeled with incorrect expiration dates, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MO

WEEK ENDING MARCH 15

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis), 
CODE Units: 12KY21430, 12LQ24674
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Carolinas Blood Services Region, Charlotte, NC
REASON Blood products, with an unacceptable total hemoglobin level, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2131008
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, NJ
REASON Blood product, which was possibly contaminated with Propionibacterium acnes, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NJ

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 04H71598
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA,
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 MA 

PRODUCT Source Plasma
CODE Units 386022324, 386020192, 386020056, 386019792, 386019627, 386019290, 386018979, 386017604, 386018464, 386017426, 386017166, 386016869, 386016545, 386016355, 386016039, 386009877
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Talecris Plasma Resources, Inc., Waukegan, IL,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who was deferred due to risk factors associated with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) travel, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 16 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 71X162682
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham Region, Birmingham, AL
REASON Blood product, for which the documentation of irradiation was incomplete, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 163934931
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc/dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS, 
REASON Blood product, which was possibly contaminated with Propionibacterium species, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 71V108080
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Dunwoody, GA,
REASON Blood product, associated with a Fresh Frozen Plasma unit that contained a clot, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 71C544881
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 72C215027
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Brooksville, FL 
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 72C244662
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 72E039393
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc.,Dunwoody, GA,
Manufacturer: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Inverness, FL 
REASON Blood product, with a low platelet count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis),
CODE Unit: 72C022229
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL 
REASON Blood product, which did not meet the minimum requirement for Red Blood Cell volume, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT
a) Platelets, ;
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
c) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 2305939
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood products, which were not quarantined after receiving post donation information concerning high-risk behavior, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION FL, SC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 4250074
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who traveled to an area considered endemic for malaria, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 72C14050X
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
REASON Blood product, collected in a manner that may have compromised the sterility of the unit, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 9940038 (Part C)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood product, collected in a manner that may have compromised the sterility of the unit, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 7093003 (split unit); and 7093060 (split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX,
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION AR and TX

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma (Liquid), 
c) Cryoprecipitated AHF, Pooled, 
CODE
a) and b) Unit: 2687783;
c) Unit: 6002251
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor with a history of high risk behaviors, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION TX and Switzerland

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2625829
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX
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 TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 1678435 (part 1); 1678435 (part 2); and 1678435 (part 3)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of New Jersey, East Orange, NJ,
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION NJ

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis), 
CODE Units: 3006006 and 3005285
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX, b
REASON Blood products, which were collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 2729997
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX
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 TX

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 0500115443 and 0500115022
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Biomat USA, Inc., Arlington, TX, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had received a body piercing within 12 months of the donation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION Barcelona, Spain

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: V85292
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER HCSC Blood Center, Bethlehem, PA
REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 71X505277 (Parts 1 & 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Huntsville, AL,
REASON Platelets, associated with a platelet unit that was returned due to the absence of swirling, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 04H71598
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA
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 and MA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Units: 49GW22415, 49KG10236, 49KG10238, and 49KQ10742
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross SW Region – HT, Tulsa, OK
REASON Blood products, which were not leukoreduced within the appropriate time period after collection, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9971595
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood product, for which the quality control testing was incomplete, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pooled Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE
Platelet Pool 72Z543766 (containing units 72C493691, 72C00775X, 72C121219, 72C121220),
Platelet Pool 72Z543778 (containing units 72C007816, 72C145647, 72C493709, 72C121244)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, F
REASON Platelets, which were pooled using expired blood bags, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2691645
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX,
REASON Blood product, which was incorrectly labeled with an extended expiration date, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2753503 (double unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER South Texas Blood & Tissue Center, San Antonio, TX, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had undergone corneal transplant surgery, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 6733888
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center of New Jersey, East Orange, NJ, 
REASON Blood product, which was manufactured from a whole blood unit in which an associated blood component contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NJ

PRODUCT
a) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE a) and b) Units: 71R694243
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Inc., Birmingham Region, Birmingham, AL, 
REASON Blood products, which were untested for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) by the Nucleic Acid Test (NAT), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 29GS67268
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross Mid Atlantic, Norfolk, VA, 
REASON Blood product, which tested positive for the Jk(a) red cell antigen, but was labeled as Jk(a-), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 29GP89121, 29GV66758, 29GZ35669,29GZ35671, 29GZ35675, 29GZ35683, 29GV66765, 29GV66773, 29GZ35667, 29GZ35668, 29GZ35677
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross Mid Atlantic, Norfolk, VA, 
REASON Blood products, which may have been shipped under unacceptable temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 11 units
DISTRIBUTION VA and NC

WEEK ENDING MARCH 22

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Lot numbers: 0330797; 0363693; 0278933; 0283597; 0269498; 0366966
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA
REASON Blood products, leukoreduced after the required post collection time limit, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION LA and MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Lot: 49GK12784
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross SW Region – HT, Tulsa, OK
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 OK

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
d) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) and b) Units: 8781502, 5575898;
c) Unit: 8781502;
d) Unit: 5575898
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Lifesource, Glenview, IL, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who provided post donation information regarding multiple high-risk behaviors, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION IL and Switzerland

PRODUCT Bone Talus, Part Code: 32647002 and Bone, Right ankle set/distal tibia talus, Part Code: 32747002, 
CODE Units: 070160001 and 070160-002,003
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER AlloSource, Inc., Centennial, CO,
REASON Human tissue, recovered from an ineligible donor, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA and WI

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Units: V39628; V39417; V40927
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Assurance Inc., Chattanooga, TN,
REASON Platelets, processed at an incorrect centrifuge setting, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION TN and GA

PRODUCT Corneal tissue for transplant, 
CODE Lots: 04-2015, 04-2016, 05-2031, 05-2032, 05-2185, 05-2186 06-2661, 06-2662
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Georgia Eye Bank, Atlanta, GA, 
Manufacturer: Emory Clinic, Decatur, GA. 
REASON Human tissues from donors, tested using diagnostic test kits rather than FDA licensed or cleared screening tests for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and total antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc total), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 corneas
DISTRIBUTION GA and TN

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, CODE Lot: 3822688
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA
REASON Blood product, leukoreduced after the required post collection time limit, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Skin (Posterior Leg), 
CODE Lot: 20060013
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Transplant Services Center UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
REASON Skin allografts, with a positive fungus culture, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 12 allografts
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Cornea, 
CODE Lot: 20060014
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Transplant Services Center UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
REASON Human cornes, positive for Staphylococcus aureus, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 cornea
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Sunquest Laboratory Blood Bank and Blood Donor Module v6.0.1 and v6.0.2, 
CODE Sunquest Blood Bank and Blood Donor version 6.0.1 distributed with Sunquest Laboratory version 6.1 (Specific Build 6.1.0.0131) and version 6.2 (Specific Build 6.2.0.0114 and 6.2.0.0119) and Blood Donor version 6.0.2 distributed with Sunquest Laboratory version 6.3 (Specific Build 6.3.0082 and 6.3.0086)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ,
REASON Software, with a glitch or defect, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 129 clients had the affected code
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Internationally

PRODUCT
a) OC Fem Hemi Condyle, 
b) Femur Distal Right, 
c) Bone-Tendon-Bone, 
d) Posterior Tibialis, 
e) Achilles Tendon w/ Calc, 
f) Anterior Tibialis, ;
g) C/C Chips 1.7-10mm 30 cc, 
h) Canc crushed .1-4mm 30cc, 
i) Dowel 13mm (diam), 
CODE
a) Serial numbers 002641371002 and 002641371001;
b) Serial number 002641371003;
c) Serial numbers 002641370011a, 002461379913a, 002641370014a;
d) Serial numbers 002641370018a and002641370017a;
e) Serial numbers: 002645170007a and 002645170008a;
f) Serial number 002641370020a and 002641370019a;
g) Serial numbers: 002641370046a, 002641370047a, 002641370048a, 002641370049a;
h) Serial numbers: 002641370027a, 002641370028a, 002641370029a, 002641370030a;
i) Serial numbers: 002641370037a and 002641370038a
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, Edison, NJ, 
REASON Tissue allografts associated with a pre-processing culture positive for group D Enterococcus, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 22 units
DISTRIBUTION NJ, LA, CA, UT, AZ, MS, CT, AR and Mexico

PRODUCT Skin Non-Meshed (Burn Unit), Part Code: 5101-9B, CODE Lot: 0945110101
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER AlloSource, Inc., Centennial, CO,
REASON Human tissue distributed from a donor whose eligibility was questionable.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 allograft
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Lot: 4847391
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT
a) Platelets, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 8
CODE a) and b) Lot: 4255835
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who traveled to an area considered endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Cornea,
CODE Lot: 07130OD; 07130OS
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Upstate NY Transplant Service, Inc., Buffalo, NY,
REASON Tissue products, collected from an ineligible donor, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 corneas
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Sunquest Laboratory Blood Bank and Blood Donor  version 6.0.1 and 6.0.2, 
CODE Blood Bank and Blood Donor version 6.0.1 distributed with Sunquest Laboratory version 6.1 and version 6.2; Blood Bank and Blood Donor, version 6.0.2 distributed with Sunquest Laboratory version 6.3
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Sunquest Information Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ
REASON Software, with a glitch or defect, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 283 clients had the affected product
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Internationally

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE
Units: 7030429377, 7030428939, 7030427655, 7030426403, 7030423635, 7030422804, 7030422335, 7030420964, 7030419541, 7030417731, 7030417258, 7030416356, 7030415581, 7030414958, 7030414185, 7030412758, 7030411271, 7030406334, 7030404839, 7030404613, 7030402827, 7030402140, 7030401020, 7030400171, 7030399555, 7030398309, 7030397581, 7030396915, 7030395681, 7030394873, 7030394541, 7030393726, 7030393317, 7030389143, 7030388834, 7030388109, 7030387708, 7030386993, 7030386631, 7030384670, 7030381972, 7030381429, 7030380993, 7030380436, 7030375833, 7030373473, 7030373230
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Plasma Services, San Antonio, TX, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who received piercings within one year of donation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 47 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 027LQ34799
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Greater Alleghenies, Johnstown, PA, 
REASON Blood product, which was collected in a collection system that may have a potential defect which could compromise the sterility of the closed system, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
CODE Unit: 027KJ34268
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Greater Alleghenies, Johnstown, PA,
REASON Blood product, which was collected in a collection system that may have a potential defect which could compromise the sterility of the closed system, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WV

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 027LH33676
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Greater Alleghenies, Johnstown, PA
REASON Blood product, which was collected in a collection system that may have a potential defect which could compromise the sterility of the closed system, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
CODE Unit: 027KN09716
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ARC Greater Alleghenies, Johnstown, PA
REASON Blood product, which was collected in a collection system that may have a potential defect which could compromise the sterility of the closed system, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WV

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b)  Lot: 2300711
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood product, which was not quarantined after receiving information regarding a post-donation illness, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 4170039868, 4170039493
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Plasma, Tulsa, 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 Germany

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 364000434, 364009385, 364009829, 364013968
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER International BioResources, LLC, Fort Worth, TX
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION NC