JANUARY 2001

WEEK ENDING JANUARY 5

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #3947869.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Blood Services, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma. 

CODE Unit #7598750.

MANUFACTURER Department of Air Force, Lackland AFB, Texas.

DISTRIBUTION Texas.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product tested negative for anti-HCV, but was collected from a donor who previously tested reactive for anti-HCV.

 

PRODUCT a) Platelets, Pheresis; b) Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced. 

CODE Unit Numbers: a) 40P76511 (two units), 40P76598, 40P76611 b) 40P76492, 40P76493, 40P76494 (two units), 40P76495, 40P76496 (two

units), 40P76497, 40P76498, 40P76499 (two units), 40P76501, 40P76502, 40P76504, 40P76505, 40P76506, 40P76507 (two units), 40P76508, 40P76510

(two units), 40P76512 (two units), 40P76513 (two units), 40P76514, 40P76515 (two units), 40P76516 (two units), 40P76517, 40P76518, 40P76519

(two units), 40P76520 (two units), 40P76522, 40P76523 (two units), 40P76525 (two units), 40P76526 (two units), 40P76527, 40P76528, 40P76529

(two units), 40P76530, 40P76531 (two units), 40P76533 (two units), 40P76534, 40P76535, 40P76537, 40P76538 (two units), 40P76540, 40P76541

(two units), 40P76542 (two units), 40P76543, 40P76544, 40P76545 (two units),  40P76546 (two units), 40P76547, 40P76548, 40P76549 (two units),

40P76550 (two units), 40P76551, 40P76552, 40P76553, 40P76555, 40P76556, 40P76557 (two units), 40P76558, 40P76559, 40P76560, 40P76561, 40P76563 (two units), 40P76564, 40P76567 (two units), 40P76568 (two units), 40P76569, 40P76570, 40P76571, 40P76572, 40P76573, 40P76574, 40P76575, 40P76576 (two units), 40P76577, 40P76578 (two units), 40P76579, 40P76580 (two units), 40P76581 (two units), 40P76582, 40P76583, 40P76584 (two units), 40P76585, 40P76586 (two units), 40P76587, 40P76589, 40P76590, 40P76591 (two units), 40P76592 (two units), 40P76593, 40P76594, 40P76595, 40P76596, 40P76597, 40P76599, 40P76600, 40P76601, 40P76602 (two units), 40P76603 (two units), 40P76604, 40P76605, 40P76607 (two units), 40P76608, ,40P76609, 40P76610 (two units), 40P76613, 40P76615, 40P76617 (two units), 40P76619 (two units), 40P76622, 40P76623, 40P76624 (two units), 40P76625, 40P76627 (two units), 40P76639, 40P76641, 40P76642,  40P76644, 40P76645.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Peoria, Illinois.

DISTRIBUTION Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Arkansas, Michigan, Alabama, Maryland.

QUANTITY a) 4 units; b) 202 units were distributed.

REASON Platelets were not stored under continuous agitation and controlled temperature.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets. 

CODE Unit Numbers:  a) H98449 and T00352; b) T00352.

MANUFACTURER Tacoma-Pierce County Blood Bank, doing business as Cascade Regional Blood Services, Tacoma, Washington.

DISTRIBUTION Washington state.

QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced; c) Red Blood Cells, Washed. 

CODE Unit Numbers: a) 22404-2217, 22405-2748; b) 22407-7484; c) 22406-2572.

MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada.

RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona

DISTRIBUTION Arizona and Nevada.

QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 1 unit; c) 1 unit distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #19239-8006.

MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Reno, Nevada.

RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona

DISTRIBUTION Nevada.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Fresh Frozen Plasma. 

CODE Unit #19241-5962.

MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Reno, Nevada.

RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona

DISTRIBUTION Nevada.

QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.

REASON Blood products were distributed after a donor provided post donation information regarding high risk behavior.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukoreduced. 

CODE Unit #03GH44546.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Atlanta, Georgia.

DISTRIBUTION Georgia.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor whose hematocrit had not been documented.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #2709725.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Blood Services, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #2719929.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Blood Services, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #5000326.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Blood Services, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #3949023.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Blood Services, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had traveled to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit Numbers: 2731465 and 2735920.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Blood Services, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #22405-4411.

MANUFACTURER Blood Services, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada.

RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona

DISTRIBUTION Nevada.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets. 

CODE Unit #10593-1280.

MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona.

DISTRIBUTION Arizona.

QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit Numbers: 23142-2628, 23142-2631, 23142-2634, 23142-2641, 23142-2645, 23142-2647, 23142-2648, 23142-2651.

MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, Billings, Montana.

RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona

DISTRIBUTION Montana and Wyoming.

QUANTITY 8 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected in a manner that compromised the sterility of the units.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pooled. 

CODE Unit #PO4542.

MANUFACTURER The Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

DISTRIBUTION Wisconsin.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was not properly filtered.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #K10868.

MANUFACTURER Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, Louisiana.

DISTRIBUTION Louisiana.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected in a bag that had a tab cover that came off the sterile port during processing.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Recovered Plasma.

CODE Unit #FL05504.

MANUFACTURER Central Illinois Community Blood Bank, Springfield, Illinois.

DISTRIBUTION Illinois and Switzerland.

QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor with a history of Multiple Sclerosis.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Recovered Plasma. 

CODE Unit Numbers:  a) 3768914 and 3768921; b) 3768914.

MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, Texas.

DISTRIBUTION Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.

QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 1 unit.

REASON Blood products were collected from donors who had lived in the Central African Republic.

 

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma. 

CODE Unit #0707759.

MANUFACTURER Blood Centers of the Pacific, San Francisco, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was untested for viral markers.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #3672814.

MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, Texas.

DISTRIBUTION Texas.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product tested positive for the Kell antigen, but was labeled as Kell antigen negative.

 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma. 

CODE Unit #3777994.

MANUFACTURER Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, Houston, Texas.

DISTRIBUTION Texas.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product tested negative for the antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus, types 1 and 2 (anti-HIV-1/2), but was collected

from a donor who was not asked questions intended to determine whether the donor participated in activities at an increased risk of infection

with HIV.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Recovered Plasma.

CODE Unit #2708080.

MANUFACTURER Houchin Community Blood Bank, Bakersfield, California.

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood products tested negative for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus, types 1 and 2 (anti-HIV-1/2), but were collected from an unsuitable donor due to behavior known to increase the risk of infection with HIV.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced.

CODE Unit Numbers:  19239-4859 and 19239-4896.

MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Reno, Nevada.

RECALLED BY Blood systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona and Blood Systems, Inc., Reno, Nevada

DISTRIBUTION Texas and Nevada.

QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products were labeled with extended expiration dates.

 

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitate AHF. 

CODE Unit #E22859.

MANUACTURER Carolina-Georgia Blood Center, Inc., Greenville, South Carolina.

DISTRIBUTION South Carolina.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was manufactured from a unit of plasma, that had been produced from a unit of Whole Blood that had an extended collection time, and was not frozen within eight hours of phlebotomy.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Irradiated. 

CODE Unit Numbers: G65059, G65073, G64790, G64763, G64878, S96532.

MANUFACTURER Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, Iowa.

DISTRIBUTION Illinois.

QUANTITY 6 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products were labeled with extended expiration dates.

 

PRODUCT a) Panocell-10 Reagent Red Blood Cells, b) Panocell-10, Ficin Treated Reagent Red Blood Cells.

CODE Lot Numbers: a) 24637 and 34875; b) 24637-E.

MANUFACTURER Immucor, Inc., Norcross, Georgia.

DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.

QUANTITY Over 700 antibody identification panels were distributed.

REASON Reagent Red Blood Cells tested positive for the P1 antigen, but were labeled negative for the P1 antigen.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #4709772.

MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

DISTRIBUTION Indiana.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor whose hematocrit was not determined.

 

PRODUCT Platelets. 

CODE Unit #6536816.

MANUFACTURER Michigan Community Blood Centers, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

DISTRIBUTION Michigan.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had taken the medication tetracycline.

 

WEEK ENDING JANUARY 12

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukoreduced. 

CODE Unit numbers: 41GJ8375, 41GJ58382, 41GJ58388, 41GJ58392, 41GJ58396, 41FN49291, 41FN49297, 41FN49305, 41FN49308, 41FN49310, 41FL82454, 41FL82455, 41FL82456, 41FL82457, 41FL82459, 41FL82460, 41FL82461, 41FL82462, 41FL82463, 41FL82464, 41FL82465, 41FN49290, 41LW72975, 41GM34938, 41GM34931, 41FT38934, 41FT38935, 41FT38936, 41LW72976, 41GM34938, 41GM34931, 41FT38934, 41FT38935, 41FT38936, 41FT38937, 41FT38939, 41FT38940, 41FT38941, 41FT38944, 41FT38945, 41FT38946, 41FT38949, 41FT38950, 41FT38953, 41FT38955, 41FT38957, 41FT38958, 41FT38959, 41FT38960, 41FT38961, 41FT38962, 41FT38963, 41FT38964, 41FT38966, 41FT38967, 41FT38968, 41LP18257, 41LP18263, 41GJ58343, 41GJ58344, 41GJ58346, 41GJ58347, 41GJ58348, 41GJ58350, 41GJ58351, 41GJ58352, 41GJ58353, 41GJ58354, 41GJ58355, 41GJ58356, 41GJ58357, 41GJ58358, 41GJ58361, 41GJ58364, 41GJ58366, 41GJ58368, 41GJ58369, 41GJ58370.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Birmingham, Alabama.

DISTRIBUTION Alabama.

QUANTITY 73 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products were inappropriately collected in 450 ml collection sets, and labeled as having been collected in a 500 ml collection set.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #LX02769.

MANUFACTURER Inova Health Care Services, Annandale, Virginia.

DISTRIBUTION Maryland.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON tested reactive for syphilis.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced; c) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated; d) Platelets; e) Platelets, Irradiated; f) Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced; g) Platelets, Pheresis; h) Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced; i) Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced; j) Cryoprecipitated AHF; k) Cryoprecipitated AHF,

Pooled; l) Fresh Frozen Plasma; m) Plasma Frozen within 24 Hours After Phlebotomy; n) Plasma, Cryoreduced. 

CODE Unit numbers:

a) 17KJ85315, 17FS08201, 17FK08202, 17FZ21613, 17KK75471, 17KX54954, 17KX55109, 17KJ85622, 17KL75806, 17FZ21894, 17KK75641, 17KK75673, 17KK75711, 17KK75718, 17KJ85803, 17KW02680, 17KW02202, 17KH81929, 17KW02734, 17KC06828, 17KR67044, 17KR66942, 17FZ22140, 17KC06960, 17KC07041, 17KC07088, 17FZ22319, 17KC07511, 17KP78032, 17KP78039, 17KK76372, 17KK76379, 17KK76394, 17KP78069, 17KC07609, 17GT77989;

b) 17KJ85823, 17FZ22094, 17FW24867, 17FW24927, 17KK76254, 17KK76327, 17KQ37338, 17KK76313, 17KK76407, 17FZ22470, 17FZ22477, 17FZ22478, 17KK76501;

c) 17FZ22308;

d) 17FZ21621, 17KK75471, 17KH81519, 17FZ21785, 17KR66886, 17FZ21894, 17KK75711, 17KJ86098, 17FZ22125, 17FZ22133, 17FZ22140, 17FZ22148, 17FZ22155, 17FZ22162, 17FZ22203, 17FZ22268, 17FZ22276, 17FZ22290, 17FZ22319, 17FZ22334, 17FZ22381, 17FZ22396,  17FZ22403, 17FZ22410, 17FZ22417, 17KP78032, 17KP78039, 17KF90805, 17KP78069, 17KF90823, 17FZ22449, 17FZ22463, 17KC07595, 17KC07602, 17KC07609, 17KP78132, 17KP78163, 17KW03655, 17KW03669, 17FZ22465, 17FZ22468, 17FZ22484;

e) 17FZ21576;

f) 17KQ36795, 17KQ37338;

g) 17FX26371, 17FX26375, 17FX26377, 17FX26382 17FX25838;

h) 17FQ00301, 17FX25847, 17FX25862, 17FX25868, 17FX25869, 17FX25871, 17FX25886, 17FQ00303, 17FQ00306, 17FX25907, 17FX25955, 17FX26158, 17FX26294, 17FX26361, 17FX26368,  17FX26371, 17FX26378, 17FX26387, 17FQ00298, 17FX25837, 17FX25841;

i) (Split units designated by product numbers 12710 and 12750)  Units  17FX25870, 17FX25872, 17FX25961, 17FX26021, 17FX26051, 17FX26124, 17FX26134, 17FX26254, 17FX26320, 17FX26343, 17FX26369, 17FX26378, 17FX25834, 17FX25835, 17FX25839;

j) 17KF85315, 17KJ85629, 17KJ85803, 17KJ85823, 17KN61210, 17FZ22396, 17FZ22403;

k)2504, 2458, 2518, 2605, 2564, 2667, 2669, 2630, 2633, 2666;

l) 17FZ21718, 17KH81519, 17FZ21785, 17KJ86091, 17KK76300, 17FZ22469;

m) 17FZ22319;

n) 17KC07088.

MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, National Testing  Laboratory, Eagan, Minnesota.

RECALLED BY American Red Cross, St. Paul Minnesota

DISTRIBUTION Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

QUANTITY a) 36 units; b) 13 units; c) 1 unit; d) 42 units; e) 1 unit; f) 2 units; g) 5 units; h) 21 units; i) 17 units; j) 7 units; k) 10 units; l) 6 units; m) 1 unit; n) 1 unit.

REASON Blood products were not tested for syphilis in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukoreduced. 

CODE Unit numbers: 16LS69511, 16LV58367, 16LV58376, 16LY86523.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbus, Ohio.

DISTRIBUTION Ohio.

QUANTITY 4 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products were not tested for CMV antibody in accordance with the manufacturers instructions were distributed with labels stating that they tested negative for CMV.

 

PRODUCT Various tissue for transplants.

a) Lateral Meniscus, Bone, Left;

b) Hemi-Patellar Tendon;

c) Saphenous Vein;

d) Pulmonary Hemi-Artery;

e) Ascending Thoracia Aorta. 

CODE Serial numbers: a) 4094417; b) 4094433, 4094441, 4094468, 4094476; c) 6081169, 6081126, 6081177; d) 6081053; e) 6081088.

MANUFACTURER CryoLife, Incorporated, Kennesaw, Georgia.

DISTRIBUTION Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, South Carolina and Tennessee.

QUANTITY a) 1 unit; b) 4 units; c) 3 units; d) 1 unit; e) 1 unit were distributed.

REASON Various tissue for transplant were collected from donors who had not been properly evaluated.

 

PRODUCT Saphenous Vein. 

CODE Serial numbers: 3832791, 3832805, 3832813.

MANUFACTURER CryoLife, Incorporated, Kennesaw, Georgia.

DISTRIBUTION Maryland.

QUANTITY 3 units were distributed.

REASON Various tissue for transplant were collected from a donor who had not been properly evaluated.

 

PRODUCT Various tissues for transplant. a) Saphenous Vein; b) Medial Meniscus, Bone, Right; c) Achilles Tendon. 

CODE Serial numbers: a) 3741141, 3741168; b) 4052552; c) 4052579, 4052587.

MANUFACTURER CryoLife, Incorporated, Kennesaw, Georgia.

DISTRIBUTION Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan and Canada.

QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 1 unit; c) 2 units were distributed.

REASON Various tissue for transplant were collected from a donor who had not been properly evaluated.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #K14809 (Split unit A and B), K14135.

MANUFACTURER Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, Iowa.

DISTRIBUTION Texas.

QUANTITY 3 units were distributed.

REASON Blood products had high platelet counts.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #K13427.

MANUFACTURER Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, Iowa.

DISTRIBUTION Iowa.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product had a high platelet count.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Contact FDA, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Office of Compliance (301) 827-6202 for individual unit numbers recalled.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Baltimore, Maryland

DISTRIBUTION Maryland, Virginia and District of Columbia.

QUANTITY 137 units were distributed.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #09FT23197.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, North Platte, Nebraska.

RECALLED BY American Red Cross Blood Services, Omaha, Nebraska

DISTRIBUTION Colorado.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who traveled to areas designated endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #09FP25266.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Omaha, Nebraska.

DISTRIBUTION Colorado.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #W77463.

MANUFACTURER Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, Iowa. 

DISTRIBUTION Virginia.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had traveled to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #V83951.

MANUFACTURER Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center, Davenport, Iowa.

DISTRIBUTION Virginia.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit numbers: 03KR06552, 03KR06480.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Atlanta, Georgia.

DISTRIBUTION Georgia.

QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets. 

CODE Unit #Y15504.

MANUFACTURER Aurora Area Blood Bank, Auroa, Illinois.

DISTRIBUTION Illinois and Louisiana.

QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #04FF16462.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Dedham, Massachusetts.

DISTRIBUTION New York.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #0614605.

COLLECTION SITE Blood Centers of the Pacific, Burlinghame, California.

RECALLED BY Blood Centers of the Pacific, Irwin Center, San Francisco, California

DISTRIBUTION California.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #42FJ85383.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, Ohio.

DISTRIBUTION Ohio.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #15007-1679.

MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, Texas Blood, Lubbock, Texas. 

RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Incorporated, Scottsdale, Arizona

DISTRIBUTION Texas.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had traveled to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets. 

CODE Unit numbers: a) Y32717, Y12785, X88587, X71539, X22442, W92489, W64461, W30834; b) W92489.  

MANUFACTURER Aurora Area Blood Bank, Aurora, Illinois.

DISTRIBUTION Illinois and Indiana.

QUANTITY a) 8 units; b) 1 unit were distributed.

REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who had lived in an area designated as endemic for malaria.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit numbers: 18FE67714, 18FK39085, 18FZ02788, and 18FE67761.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Lansing, Michigan.

DISTRIBUTION Michigan and Arizona.

QUANTITY 4 units were distributed.

REASON The blood products failed hematocrit quality control testing.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #27P46997.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

DISTRIBUTION Pennsylvania.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON The Platelets Pheresis had an elevated platelet count.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #27P41967.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

DISTRIBUTION Pennsylvania.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON The Platelets Pheresis had an elevated platelet count.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE 27P41990 (split unit).

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Johnstown Pennsylvania.

DISTRIBUTION Pennsylvania.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON The Platelets Pheresis had an elevated platelet count.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE 27GE10486.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Johnstown Pennsylvania.

DISTRIBUTION Pennsylvania.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON The Platelets Pheresis had an elevated platelet count based on the volume of product collected.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE 27P47942.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Johnstown Pennsylvania.

DISTRIBUTION Kentucky.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON The Platelets Pheresis had an elevated platelet count based on the volume of product collected.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit numbers: 36FP10270 and 36FP10298.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Columbia, South Carolina.

DISTRIBUTION Puerto Rico and South Carolina.

QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.

REASON Platelets Pheresis had an elevated platelet count.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis.

CODE Unit #2310266 (split unit).

MANUFACTURER LifeShare, Inc., Elyria, Ohio.

DISTRIBUTION Ohio.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Platelets Pheresis with a decreased platelet count were distributed.

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells. 

CODE Unit #36C53197.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbia, South Carolina.

DISTRIBUTION South Carolina.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported having tender lymph nodes under the arm.

 

PRODUCT Platelets. 

CODE Unit #18P42435.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Lansing, Michigan.

DISTRIBUTION Michigan.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON The blood product contained a small fibrin clot in the container.

 

PRODUCT Tisseal VH Kit, Fibrin Sealant. 

CODE Lot #K05499J.

MANUFACTURER Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Vienna, Australia.

RECALLED BY Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Glendale, California

DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.

QUANTITY 1,707 kits were distributed.

REASON The product was subjected to shipping temperatures that were below the freezing point of one of the kit components.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis. 

CODE Unit #2330189.

MANUFACTURER LifeShare, Incorporated, Elyria, Ohio.

DISTRIBUTION New Jersey.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Unlicensed blood product was distributed in interstate commerce.

 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma. 

CODE Unit #26FF28541.

MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Mobile, Alabama.

DISTRIBUTION North Carolina.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Unlicensed blood product was distributed in intrastate commerce.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis, Leukoreduced. 

CODE Unit #09FP18569.

MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Omaha, Nebraska.

DISTRIBUTION Arizona.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON Unlicensed blood product was distributed in interstate commerce.

 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis, Leukoreduced. 

CODE Unit #LS62039.

MANUFACTURER Mid-South Regional Blood Center, Memphis, Tennessee.

DISTRIBUTION Tennessee.

QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.

REASON