NOVEMBER 2006

WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 4

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 53FW36330
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor due to use of the medication Diltiazem, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MD and D.C.

PRODUCT
a) Platelets, 
b) Platelets, Irradiated
CODE
a) Units: 53FF72565, 53FF72571, 53G75857, 53G75861, 53G75866, 53GC60848, 53GC60850, 53GC60852, 53GE91007, 53GR66304, 53GR66315, 53GR66346, 53GE90546, 53GE90549, 53GE90559, 53GE90575, 53GE90541, 53GE90583, 53GE90587, 53GE90594, 53GE90595, 53GE90597, 53GE91003, 53GE91004, 53GC60843, 53GE90562, 53GE90563, 53GE90570, 53GE90581, 53GE90584, 53G75846, 53G75854, 53G75864, 53GR66303, 53GR66309, 53GR66323, 53FF72558, 53FF72566, 53FF72569, 53FF72570, 53FF72572, 53FF72576, 53FF72577, 53GC60842, 53GC60845, 53GE90542, 53GE90543, 53GE90544, 53GE90547, 53GE90556, 53GE90557, 53GE90560, 53GE90566, 53GE90571, 53GE90572, 53GE90574, 53GE90576, 53GE90580, 53GE90590, 53GE90591, 53GE90596, 53GE90599, 53GE91009, 53GE91010, 53FF72561, 53FF72562, 53FF72563, 53FF72567, 53FF72573, 53FF72574, 53G75865, 53G75871, 53GC60847, 53GC60849, 53GE90565, 53GE90568, 53GE90577, 53GE90578, 53GE90579, 53GE90585, 53GE90586, 53GE90588, 53GE90592, 53GE90593, 53GE91002, 53GE91011, 53GR66301, 53GR66316, 53GR66336, 53GR66344, 53G75859, 53GR66313, 53GR66335, 53GR66342, 53M10639, 53M10656, 53G75855, 53G75878, 53G75879, 53GR66332, 53GR66340, 53M10633, 53G75863, 53G75842, 53G75847, 53G75850, 53G75851, 53G75860, 53G75867, 53G75870, 53G75873, 53G75882, 53GR66302, 53GR66318, 53GR66337, 53GR66338, 53M10626, 53M10630, 53M10634, 53M10635, 53M10640, 53M10641, 53M10655, 53GR66334, 53G75856, 53G75868, 53GR66310, 53GR66319, 53GR66320, 53GR66321, 53GR66322, 53GR66325, 53GR66328, 53M10628, 53M10629, 53M10637, 53M10642, 53M10657;

b) Units: 53GE90554, 53GE90558, 53GR66308, 53GR66311, 53GR66330, 53GV62772, 53GV62776, 53GV62792, 53GV62795, 53GV62796, 53GV62803, 53GV62805, 53GV62809, 53GV62818, 53GV62819, 53GV62820, 53GV62823, 53M10627, 53M10632, 53M10636, 53M10648, 53G75849, 53GE90550, 53GE90551, 53GR66326
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood products, with a low platelet count, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 163 units
DISTRIBUTION MD, PA, and D.C.

PRODUCT Plasma, Frozen, 
CODE Unit: 53J99062
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD,
REASON Blood product, possibly contaminated with Klebsiella, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION D.C.

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
CODE
a) Units: 13GE37321, 13GE37341, 13GW51393 and 13GW51403;
b) Units: 13GE37321, 13GE37331, 13GE37341 and 13GW51403
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, MI
REASON Blood products, possibly contaminated with Staphylococcus, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION MI and CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Rejuvenated, Washed, 
c) Red Blood Cells, Deglycerolized, 
d) Platelets, 
e) Platelets, Irradiated, 
f) Cryoprecipitated, AHF,
g) Cryoprecipitated AHF, Pooled, 
h) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units: 18GF42971, 18GF42973, 18GF42974, 18GF42975, 18GF42977, 18GF42979, 18GF42987, 18GG56741, 18GG56754, 18GG56760, 18GG56762, 18GG56767, 18GF42926, 18GF42929, 18GF42930, 18GF42935, 18GF42938, 18GF42945, 18GF42948, 18GF42950, 18GF42951, 18GF42953, 18GG56672, 18GG56676, 18GG56704, 18GG56713, 18GF42880, 18GF42884, 18GF42904, 18GF42906, 18GF42845, 18GF42849, 18GF42867, 18GF42794, 18GF42796, 18GF42821, 18GF42767, 18GF42771, 18GF42776, 18GF42779, 18GF42782, 18GF42788, 18GF42789, 18GG56528, 18GG56534, 18GG56535, 18GG56552, 18GG56555, 18GG56559, 18GG56564, 18GG56410, 18GG56422, 18GG56437, 18GG56440, 18GG56450, 18GF42682, 18GF42684, 18GF42689, 18GK28136, 18GK28137, 18GK28140, 18GK28141, 18GK28148, 18GK28154, 18GK28106, 18GK28108, 18GK28111, 18GK28116, 18GK28126, 18GK28045, 18GK28047, 18GK28048, 18GK28050, 18GK28064, 18GK28067, 18GK28071, 18GK28084, 18GK28086, 18GK28088, 18GK28089, 18GK28091, 18GK27962, 18GK27971, 18GK27972, 18GK27973, 18GK27975, 18GK27929, 18GK27941, 18GK27943, 18GK27948, 18GK56232, 18GG56233, 18GG56234, 18GG56238, 18GG56250, 18GG56253, 18GG56264, 18GG56265, 18GF42481, 18GF42492, 18GK27744, 18GK27750, 18GK27752, 18GK27753, 18GK27764, 18GK27711, 18GK27714, 18GK27715, 18GK27717, 18GK27718, 18GK27721, 18GK27723, 18GK27727, 18GK27728, 18GK27730, 18GG56014, 18GG56015, 18GG56022, 18GK27507, 18GK27513, 18GK27485, 18GK27486, 18GK27492, 18GK27474, 18GK27481, 18GK27484, 18GK27470, 18GH89842, 18GH89837, 18GH89839, 18GH89830, 18GH89833, 18GG55868, 18GG55852, 18GG55853, 18GG55862, 18GG55832, 18GG55848, 18GG55827, 18GG55829, 18GH89540, 18GH89535, 18GH89536, 18GH89529, 18GH89531, 18GH89532, 18GH89520, 18GH89522, 18GH89512, 18GH89515, 18GH89517, 18GH89510, , 18GK27236, 18GK27238, 18GK27240, 18GK27219, 18GK27221, 18GK27214, 18GK27133, 18GK27135, 18GK27104, 18GK27099, 18GK27100, 18GF41961, 18GF41956, 18GF41958, 18GF41960, 18GF41949, 18GF41950, 18GF41954, 18GF41946, 18GF41948, 18GF41929, 18GF41931, 18GG55334, 18GG55336, 18GG55348, 18GG55323, 18GG55331, 18GG55281, 18GG55283, 18GG55285, 18GG55292, 18GG55306, 18GK26710, 18GK26714, 18GK26719, 18GK26720, 18GK26731, 18GK26733, 18GK26739, 18GK26742, 18GK26743, 18GG55172, 18GG55189, 18GG55084, 18GG55090, 18GG55091, 18GG55099, 18GG55100, 18GG55103, 18GG55112, 18GG55114, 18GH88692,18GH88695, 18GH88697, 18GH88707, 18GH88711, 18GH88713, 18GH88725, 18GH88727, 18GH88728, 18GH88730, 18GH88731, 18GH88733, 18GF41436, 18GF41449, 18GF41451, 18GH88653, 18GH88668, 18GH88673, 18GH88612, 18GH88619, 18GK26231, 18GK26233, 18GK26235, 18GK26239, 18GK26247, 18GK26249, 18GK26207, 18GF41245, 18GF41248, 18GF41260, 18GF41261, 18GF41269, 18GF41271, 18GF41193, 18GF41196, 18GF41207, 18GF41178, 18GF41180, 18GH88080, 18GH88100, 18GH88127, 18GH88133, 18GH88136, 18GK25984, 18GK25986, 18GK25987, 18GK25991, 18GK26004, 18GK26010, 18GH88005, 18GH87989, 18GH87986, 18GH87980, 18GG54273, 18GG54271, 18GG54248, 18GG54244, 18GH87840, 18GH87843, 18GH87848, 18GH87860, 18GH87865, 18GH87868, 18GH87870, 18GH87892, 18GF40937, 18GF40935, 18GF40933, 18GF40930 and 18GF40928;
b) Unit: 18GG56264;
c) Unit: 18GG54248;
d) Units: 18GG56410, 18GK27962, 18GH88080, 18GH88100 and 18GH88102;
e) Unit: 18GG56437;
f) Units: 18GK28111, 18GH89512, 18GH89515, 18GH87980, 18GH87860, and
18GH87865;
g) Unit: 18GK28050;
h) Units: 18GK28064, 18GG56232, 18GG56234, 18GG56236, 18GG56240,
18GG56015, 18GG56018, 18GG55323, 18GH88127, 18GH88001, 18GG54271,
18GG54270, 18GG54268 and 18GH87870
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Great Lakes Region, Lansing, MI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 301 units
DISTRIBUTION AL, CA, CT, GA, IN, NV, OK, PA, SC, VA, OH, MD, MI, and MA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 53GR70769
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
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 MD

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Unit: GR38567
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, 
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 Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 03LWID9056 03LWIE0563 03LWIE1438 03LWIE1703 03LWIE2881 03LWIE7822 03LWIF5263 03LWIF5709 03LWIF6162 03LWIF6703 03LWIF7544 03LWIF8839 03LWIG0019 04LWIA0693 04LWIA1413 04LWIA6459 04LWIA7250 04LWIB7909 04LWIC0795 04LWIC2962 04LWIC3881 04LWIC4249 04LWIC5138 04LWIC7988 04LWIC8464 04LWIC9002 04LWIC9487 03LWIS2936 03LWIS3052 03LWIS3082 03LWIS3114 03LWIS3204 03LWIS3554 03LWIS4083 03LWIS4116 03LWIS4147 03LWIS4185 03LWIS4239 03LWIS4334 04LWIS0036 04LWIS0127 04LWIS0262 04LWIS0545 04LWIS0600 04LWIS0616 04LWIS0850 04LWIS1717 04LWIS1784 04LWIS1810 04LWIS1874 04LWIS2074 04LWIS2110 04LWIS2149 04LWIS2179
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Service L.P., Onalaska, WI
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 54 units
DISTRIBUTION Austria

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 31137-2614
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Tupelo, MS. 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who did not have a complete medical history interview, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 31136-6731
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Tupelo, MS. 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who did not have a complete medical history interview, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MS and UK

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
c) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE
a) Units: 16375-9054, 16454-4031;
b) Unit: 16454-4031;
c) Units: 16375-9757 (Splits 1, 2, and 3)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who did not have a complete medical history interview, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION  AL and MS

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, 
CODE Units: W020004200121, W020005200003 (Split A), W020005200003 (Split B), W020005200144, 4802037, W020004200013, W020004200036, W020004200125, W020004200132, W020004200161, W020004200164, W020004200182, W020004200192, W020005200052, W020005200072, W020005200094 (Split A), W020005200094 (Split B), W020005200124, W020005200171, W020004200011, W020004200029, W020004200033, W020004200055, W020004200056, W020004200263, W020004200265, W020004200270 (Split A), W020004200270 (Split B), W020004200272, W020005200144 (Split B), W020005200145 (Split B), W020005200157 (Split B), W020005200159, W020005200171 (Split B), W020005200176, W020005200177, W020005200178, W020005200174 (Split A), W020005200174 (Split B), W020004200031, W020004200129, W020004200130, W020004200133, W020004200053
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Department of the Navy, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD,
REASON Blood products, manufactured in a manner that may compromise the sterility of the products, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 44 units
DISTRIBUTION MD and D.C.

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated,
CODE Unit: 032KE77458
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Badger-Hawkeye Region, Madison, WI
REASON Blood product, which was manufactured from a unit of whole blood more than eight hours after collection, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: 032GP23395 (Part 1)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Badger-Hawkeye Region, Madison, WI,
REASON Platelets, inappropriately prepared by splitting the product into two storage bags instead of one, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Human Corneas for Transplantation, 
CODE CIO50081OS and CIO50081OD
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Michigan Eye Bank, Ann Arbor, MI
REASON Human corneas, recovered from a donor who had not been properly evaluated, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 tissue allografts
DISTRIBUTION NJ and OH

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Recovered Plasma,
CODE a) and b) Units: 032GE56561, 032GE58023
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Badger-Hawkeye Region, Madison, WI
REASON Blood products, which tested negative for hepatitis, but were collected from an ineligible donor due to a subsequent disclosure of previous positive hepatitis testing, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION CA, ME, and MA

PRODUCT Acellular Dermal Matrix Grafts AlloDerm, Repliform and GraftJacket, 
CODE
Lot # B14672 - (003, 004, 005, 006, 007, 008, 009, 010, 011, 012, 015, 017, 019, 021, 022, 023, 024, 025, 027, 029, 030, 031, 032, 034, 039, 040, 041, 042, 044, 045, 046, 048, 049, 050, 051, 052, 053, 054, 055, 056, 057, 058, 059, 060, 061, 063, 064, 065, 066, 067, 068, 069, 070, 071, 072, 074, 077, 078, 080, 083, 085, 088, 090, 092, 093, 094, 095, 096, 097, 098, 099, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeCell Corporation, Somerville, NJ
REASON Human tissues, collected from a donor who had not been properly evaluated for hemo-dilution, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 91 tissue allografts
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide

PRODUCT Human Cornea, 
CODE NE2006-1-1-72, L-01
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Tissue Banks International, Baltimore, MD
Manufacturer: New England Eye & Tissue Transplant Bank, Boston, MA. 
REASON Human Cornea, recovered from an ineligible donor, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 tissue
DISTRIBUTION MA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 7220939
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Shreveport, LA, REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit 4728726 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Indianapolis, IN
REASON Blood products, which were labeled with the incorrect platelet yield, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 231518233
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Billings, MT
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MT

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Unit: H25683
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA, REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had taken aspirin prior to the donation, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 164605491
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 200393452
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Lafayette, LA
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 LA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 22FZ20878
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Philadelphia, PA
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 PA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 42FG17318
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, OH
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 OH

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 1673943, 1612186, and 1182017
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Hoxworth Blood Center, UC Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 42FQ26498
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, OH, 
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 OH

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Unit: 5578508
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSource, Glenview, IL
REASON Platelets, with an unacceptable pH, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 71X37821-1
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Life Source Community Blood Centers, Lecanto, FL
REASON Platelets, with a low pH, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT
a) Platelets, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
c) Plasma, 
d) Plasma Frozen, 
e) Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
f) Cryoprecipitated AHF Pooled, 
CODE
a) Units 17FZ15071, 17FZ17844, 17KH79866, 17KK64067, and 17KP76411;
b) Units: 17FM09895, 17FR15623, 17FZ15071, 17KM41521, 17KQ58071,
17KX84529, and 17KH79866;
c) Unit: 17KE03007;
d) Units: 17KL98251 and 17KR90333;
e) Unit: 17KE03007;
f) Units: 17FZ620395, 17FV10750, 17FV10753, and 17FV10777
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, St. Paul, MN, 
REASON Blood products, which were manufactured from whole blood units in which an associated blood component contained clots, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 20 units
DISTRIBUTION CA, MI, MN, OH, TN, and WI

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE a), and b) Unit: 163603956
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL, MS, and VA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Platelets, 
d) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) Unit: 163430243;
b) Units: 163562690, 163703728, and 163728297;
c) Units: 163562690 and 163703728;
d) Unit: 163728297
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had lived in an area that was at high risk for group O HIV, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 7 units
DISTRIBUTION MS, AL, VA, and Switzerland

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 53GQ26187
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Regions, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood product, which may have been exposed to unacceptable temperatures during shipment, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MD

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 53LL66797
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Regions, Baltimore, MD, 
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor due to a history of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MD and CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 53FE18607 -- part A
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Regions, Baltimore, MD,
REASON Red Cells, possibly contaminated with Corynebacterium, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MD

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, (for further manufacture-non-injectable),
CODE Unit: 18GK27222
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Great Lakes Region, Lansing, MI,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NB

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 4715955
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, IA, REASON Blood product, which tested negative for viral markers, but was collected from a donor who previously tested repeatedly reactive for HIV-p24 antigen, Western Blot indeterminate, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Platelets (Apheresis), Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: 0025467
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Community Blood Center, Inc., Appleton, WI, 
REASON Blood product, labeled with the incorrect expiration date, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 246303266 (2 units), 246303278 (2 units), 246303264
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Rapid City, SD,
REASON Blood products, which were out of controlled storage for more than 30 minutes, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION SD

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: I61041070, I61041209, I61041283, I61041334, I61041382, I61041412, I61041429, I61041512, I61041868, I61041879, I61042250, I61042252, I61042318, I61042580, I61042658, I61042659, I61042807, I61042810, I61042851, I61042852, I61042909, I61043107, I61043109, I61043158, I61043187, I61043226, I61043238, I61043294, I61043312, I61043315, I61043366, I61043600, I61043607, I61043614, I61043639, I61043697, I61043713, I61043815, I61043867, I61043899, I61043929, I61043946, I61043991, I61044319, I61044364, I61044367, I61044484, I61044507, I61044510, I61044559, I61044668, I61044695
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER International BioResources, Eugene, OR, REASON Blood products, collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 52 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 16454-5598 (split unit), 16374-3305 (split unit), 16374-3328 (split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood products, collected from donors with unacceptable hematocrit determinations, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 31137-2614
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Tupelo, MS. 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who did not have a complete medical history interview, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Leukocytes Reduced
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Units 13GP21299 and 13GT14736;
b) Units 18KT03007, 18KT03019, 18KT03020, 18KT02996, 18KT02997,
18P66786, 18P66773, 18P66791, 18P66795, 32FP20252, 32GP37819,
32GP37820, 32KM54254 and 32KM54247;
c) Units 50KP03645, 50P45273 and 50KP03653
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Lansing, MI,
REASON Blood products, which may have been stored at unacceptable temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 19 units
DISTRIBUTION MI

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 164567957
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS
REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: 71Q268115
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL, 
REASON Blood product, which was labeled with an incorrect expiration date, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X276034 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL, 
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cell, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 0210611
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION LA and CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Units 17FZ06057, 17FZ15071, 17KX42496, 17KG76458, 17KK64067, 17KR50804, and 17KF68595
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, St. Paul, MN, 
REASON Blood products, which were manufactured from whole blood units in which an associated blood component contained clots, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 7 units
DISTRIBUTION CA, MI, MN, OH, TN, and WI

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 163603956
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL, MS, and VA

WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 11

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 53GX25624
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor for whom documentation of a hematocrit test during the donor screening process was discrepant, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MD

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 006KG42641
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood product, which may have been exposed to unacceptable shipping temperatures, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MD

PRODUCT Source Plasma
CODE Units: 0050254455, 0050253266, 0050252987, 0050252656, 0050252404, 0050252190, 0050251871, 0050251526, 0050251242, 0050250909, 0050250559, 0050250334, 0050247456, 0050247046, 0050246278, 0050245486, 0050242019, 0050236800
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Beloit, WI,
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor with participated in high risk behaviors, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 18 units
DISTRIBUTION UK

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68664169, 68650124, 68648299, 68643454
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68621933, 68620080
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 68668877, 68664350, 68633875
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68686871, 68683238, 68678425, 68674861, 68671037, 68665203, 68660994, 68658397, 68654276, 68650179, 68645830, 68639686, 68636920, 68621971, 68624392
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 15 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68684402, 68681876, 68679446, 68674588, 68671976, 68667474, 68665135
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN,
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 7 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 68676056
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68648121, 68645663, 68641207, 68638559, 68625207, 68621063, 68618322, 68613846, 68611279
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN,
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 9 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 02HWVA6493, 02HWVA7104, 02HWVA7567, 02HWVA8654, 02HWVA8902, 02HWVA9129, 02HWVA9494, 02HWVA9745
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Deerfield, IL,
Manufacturing Firm: BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Huntington, WV. 
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 NC

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 29KJ25174
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Norfolk, VA,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor with a history of multiple high risk behaviors, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NC and CA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X134609
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL,
REASON Blood product, which was not manufactured in appropriately and did not meet product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X275904
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL,
REASON Blood product, which was not manufactured inappropriately and did not meet product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X275781
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL, 
REASON Blood product, which was not manufactured inappropriately and did not meet product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
CODE Unit: FJ13120
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Aurora Area Blood Bank, Heartland Blood Centers, Aurora, IL
REASON Blood product, which may have been exposed to unacceptable storage temperatures, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 040FG51387
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Peoria, IL, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 6921729 and 6925030
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO and NJ

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 6901826
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Units: 6593702 and 6590860;
b) Units: 9020192 and 6596489
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO, TN and KS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9012677
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO,
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 CO

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 6593096
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 6898868
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE a) and b) Units: 5711363
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 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 7X428913, 71X459152, and 71X42582X
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Dunwoody, GA,
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION GA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 177340217 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, TX
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis), Leukocytes Reduced,
c) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) and c) Unit: 177338315;
b) Units: 172007146 and 172007416
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, TX.
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had lived in an area that was high risk for group O HIV, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION TX, and Switzerland

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 177347693
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, TX
REASON Blood product, which may have been shipped under unacceptable temperatures, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 16365-5991
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor for which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 172036155
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, 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 Human Cornea for Transplantation, 
CODE Tissue: 06-0137-200
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER East Tennessee Lions Eye Bank, Knoxville, TN, 
REASON Human tissue for transplantation, that tested negative for hepatitis prior to distribution, was subsequently found to test repeatedly reactive for antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBcore) by a different facility, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 tissue
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Human Cornea for Transplantation, 
CODE Tissue: 06-0797-200
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, Aurora, CO, 
REASON Human Cornea, mislabeled and distributed prior to completion of donor eligibility determination.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 tissue
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocyte Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 16459-1747
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS
REASON Blood product, which was not quarantined after receiving information regarding a post-donation illness, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 68681142, 68677299, 68673321, 68670177, 68666446, 68663155, 68658694
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor whose medical history screening was incomplete, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 7 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68683818, 68682453, 68677725, 68673666, 68670320, 68667153, 68663476, 68660321, 68646646, 68642457, 68639785, 68634827, 68633011
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor whose medical history screening was incomplete, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 042W45670
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, OH,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Units 038P98790 (split), 038P98783 (split), 038P98780 (split), 038P98785 (split), and 038P98782 (split);
b) Units 016KK13499 and 050KP02608 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, OH
REASON Blood products, which may have been shipped under unacceptable temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: 006KC70764 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, OH, 
REASON Blood products, which may have been shipped under unacceptable temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 7754703
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Suncoast Communities Blood Bank, Inc., Sarasota, FL
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had engaged in high risk behavior activities, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: H79149
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Inc., 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) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 20728-0349
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ,
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., Lafayette, LA. 
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 2 units
DISTRIBUTION LA and Switzerland

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68685676, 68679545, 68675752, 68672041
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Unit: 9007545;
b) Unit: 9002605 (parts 1 & 2);
c) Unit: 9002605 (part 3)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 6922389 and 6920225
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 CO

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 17FS32546 (2 units)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, North Central Region, St. Paul, MN
REASON Blood products, for which documentation of an abnormal alarm during apheresis collection was discrepant, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MD and MA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated,
CODE Unit: 16458-9990
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ,
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood product, which contained a clot, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 16380-9558
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose body temperature was taken using unvalidated equipment, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 3968118
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Department of the Army, Armed Services Blood Bank Center, Landstuhl, Germany
REASON Blood product, collected from an ineligible donor due to the use of an antibiotic, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Germany

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 20GZ16279
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Boise, ID, 
REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MO

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated,
CODE Unit: 5578225 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSource, Glenview, IL,
REASON Blood products, which may have been exposed to unacceptable storage temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Unit: 9153541;
b) Unit: 9154220
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
REASON Blood products, which were not manufactured per standard operating procedure, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CO, and TN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 9016846 and 9029364
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO,
REASON Blood products, which were not manufactured per standard operating procedure, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CO and NB

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9031995 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CO and FL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Plasma,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 29KH41430
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Mid-Atlanta Region, Norfolk, VA
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NC and VA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Apheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 164584975
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MA
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 050LW28693 and 018GP17967
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, OH
REASON Blood products, which may have been shipped under unacceptable temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 16460-9254
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ,
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS.
REASON Blood product, manufactured from a Whole Blood unit, which contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 18

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocyte Reduced, 7;
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: LC29072
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was taking the drug Proscar, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X308036
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Brooksville, FL, 
REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis
CODE Unit: 1038424 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Walter L. Shepeard Community Blood Center, Inc., Augusta, GA,
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION GA and SC

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X383190
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Brooksville, FL, 
REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Units: 71P675257, 71Q028316, and 71Q867855
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Brooksville, FL, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Apheresis, 
c) Platelets, 
d) Platelets, Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Units: L22560 and L23663;
b) Units: L24646 (split units);
c) Unit: L23663;
d) Unit: L22560
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA,

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 VA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 29KY26570
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Mid-Atlantic Region, Norfolk, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who did not have a hematocrit test during the donor screening process, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 71X279927
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL,
Manufacturer: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL. 
REASON Platelets Pheresis, with an unacceptably low volume, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 68615598, 68611057
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Duluth, MN, 
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor whose medical history screening did not include questioning regarding risk factors for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma Pheresis, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 16458-5185
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MA, 
REASON Blood products, which were possibly contaminated with Corynebacterium species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Units: 9016659 and 9014813;
b) Unit: 9014308
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CO and IL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9150685
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
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 TN

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 9150583, 9044563, and 6671207
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
REASON Blood products, which was collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CO, and FL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis,
CODE Unit: 3811179 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had engaged in high risk behavior activities, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 9977993
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA,
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA and Switzerland

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 0228954
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA,
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells,
CODE Unit: 0239281
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA
REASON Blood product, manufactured from a unit of Whole Blood that was designated as a low volume collection, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: H81780
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA, 

REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor with a history of hepatitis A, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 29FK62341
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Mid-Atlantic Region, Norfolk, VA,
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 VA

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Unit: H94616
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Virginia Blood Services, Richmond, VA, 

REASON Blood product, corresponding to a unit of clotted red blood cells, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 7685031
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, 

REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 3795586
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, 

REASON Blood product, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

 

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Unit: 3799972
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, 

REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who had taken aspirin or an aspirin product within three days of the donation, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 4035970 and 7685655
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 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 3798480 and 3799980
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, 

REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

 

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 4037174
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 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MI

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 3796693
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, 

REASON Blood product, which were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malarial endemic area, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 16GQ28697
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbus, OH, 
REASON Blood products, which did not meet acceptable product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OH

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 16374-8427 (split)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MA, 
REASON Blood products, for which documentation of an abnormal alarm during apheresis collection was incomplete, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 53LF81748
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake and Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at risk for Leishmaniasis, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MD

 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 71X277203 (Parts 1 & 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSouth Community Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL, 
Manufacturer: LifeSouth Community Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL. 
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with coagulase negative Staphylococcus, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

 

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 9977993
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA,
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA and Switzerland

 

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 9999463
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION LA

 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5713905
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 25

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 032KE88517
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Badger-Hawkeye Region, Madison, WI, .
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 WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
CODE Units: 20727-0712, 20728-7723
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., Lafayette, LA. 
REASON Blood products, which were incorrectly tested for Cytomegalovirus (CMV), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 16455-4251
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was incorrectly tested for the antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 6273114
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center Inc., New York, NY,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose health history screening was not adequately performed, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Plasma Frozen, 
CODE
a) Units: 042FF96397, 042FF96852;
b) Unit: 042FF96938
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Northern Ohio Region, Cleveland, OH,
REASON Blood products, collected in manner that may have compromised the sterility of the units, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE a) and b) Units: 042X08826, 042FP08598
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Northern Ohio Region, Cleveland, OH,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who visited an area endemic for malaria were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
b) Platelets Leukoreduced,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 033GL59440
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Connecticut Region, Farmington, CT
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who visited an area endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CT

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE
a) Units: 9000611 (split product);
b) Unit: 6878287
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who traveled to a malarial endemic area, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CO

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, (1 unit)
CODE a) and b) Unit: 7675411
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeShare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, 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 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TX and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 035Z19202
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Greater Alleghenies Region, Johnstown, PA, 
REASON Blood products, that did not meet QC specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 05FIND1700, 05FIND2073, 05FIND2700, 05FIND3659
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services L.P., Fort Wayne, IN, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who had a tattoo applied within twelve months of donating, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units: 2234392, 2220342, 2172721;
b) Unit: 2172721
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Bank of Delmarva Inc., Newark, DE, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who had previously been deferred after reporting a positive test for hepatitis, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION DE and MD

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 22LZ11336
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Penn-Jersey Region, Philadelphia, PA, 
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 PA

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 04YARB6415, 04YARB7014, 04YARB7409
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Fayetteville, AR,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who provided post donation information regarding multiple high-risk behaviors, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 4434720
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSource, Glenview, IL
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was previously deferred for a tattoo, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION IL, PA, and Switzerland

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Unit: 6140070227
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER ZLB Bioplasma, Inc., Evansville, IN
REASON Blood product, collected from an ineligible donor, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 17203-5830
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, TX,
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 TX

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 06FINA3067, 06FINA3669, 06FINA4072
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Ft. Wayne, IN, 
REASON Blood products, which tested negative for viral markers, but were not properly quarantined after the receipt of post donation information related to a recent tattoo, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 05FIND7561, 05FIND7950
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Ft. Wayne, IN,
REASON Blood products, collected from a doner who received a tattoo and piercing within 12 months of donation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: 20729-7376
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Lafayette, LA,
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor in which donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Apheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets, Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE a), and b) Unit: 13X06144
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Southeastern Michigan Region, Detroit, MI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who traveled to an area endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2430074
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 032KE88517
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Badger-Hawkeye Region, Madison, WI,
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION VA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Unit: 20726-8478;
b) Units: 20726-0288 (split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ,
Manufacturing Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Lafayette, LA.
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor due to the use of the medication, Isoniazid, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION LA, and TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Units: G56287, G56279, G56278, G56268, G56257, G56265
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Illinois Community Blood Center, Springfield, IL,
REASON Blood products, collected using a trip scale for which daily QC was not documented, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 6 units
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Unit: 6273114
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center Inc., New York, NY, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose health history screening was not adequately performed, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Units: C40807, C40817
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER HCSC Blood Center, Bethlehem, PA, 
REASON Blood products, processed at an unacceptable temperature were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 177342499, 177342500, 177342488, 177342496
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc., McAllen, TX,
REASON Blood products, lacking assurance of acceptable temperatures during shipping, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 4140956 (distributed as a split product)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Indianapolis, IN,
REASON Blood products, possible contaminated with Gram positive cocci, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION IN

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 16383-7975 and 16383-9954
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Maridian, MS,
REASON Blood products, labeled with an extended expiration time, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MS