DECEMBER 2006

WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 2

PRODUCT BD Procount Progenitor Cell Enumeration Kit, Part Number: 340498, 
CODE Lot Number: 45602
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA
REASON Progenitor Cell Enumeration Kits, which may produce false results, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 799 kits
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide and Internationally

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71P126152
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL
REASON Red Cells, mislabeled as to the Rh antigen, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units: 53GJ28938, 53KN29412;
b) Unit: 53GJ28938
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD,
REASON Blood products, which tested negative for the antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV-1/2), but were collected from a donor who provided post donation information regarding having a prior false positive test for HIV, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION MD and D.C.

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 261215931
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR
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 AK

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Red Blood Cells, 
CODE
a) Units: 11FJ09817, 11LC60924, 11LC62210, 11LC63383, 11LC64773,
11LC75829, 11LC76977, 11LC78281, 11LC79571, 11LC81747;
b) Units: 11LC42821, 11LV96347, 11LY34374
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Missouri-Illinois Region, Saint Louis, MI
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION IL, MO, GA, MD, PA, and SC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 11GT46514
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Missouri-Illinois Region, Saint Louis, MI
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who had lived in an area designated as endemic for malaria, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
b) Red Blood Cells, (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced
CODE
a) Unit: 268357972;
b) Units: 268347619 -- parts 1 and 2
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION AK and OK

PRODUCT Source Plasma
CODE Units: OE649210, OE648418, OE647213, OE643893, OE643376, OE642504, OE642066, OE635257, OE634840, OE633148, OE631978, OE629871, OE629376, OE628358, OE627851, OE625979, OE625188, OE624437, OE623886, OE622759, OE622255, OE621470, OE620971, OE619874, OE619393, OE618264, OE617874, OE615737, OE615254, OE614082, OE613458, OE612866, OE612266, OE609086, OE608755, OE606669, OE605689, OE605346, OE604358, OE603875, OE602820, OE602457, OE601237, OE600896, OE599638, OE599326, OE598083, OE597845, OE596513, OE596188, OE594667, OE593446, OE593085, OE591890, OE591511, OE590288, OE589951, OE588606, OE588294, OE586955, OE586663, OE585431, OE585147, OE584031, OE583607, OE582291, OE581917, OE580652, OE579959, OE578739, OE578131, OE577073, OE576559, OE575326, OE574793
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Eagle Pass, TX, 
REASON Source Plasma, was not properly quarantined after receipt of post-donation information related to recent tattoos.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 75 units
DISTRIBUTION NC and NY

PRODUCT Source Plasma
CODE Units: OE569967, OE569704, OE568497, OE568158, OE566950, OE566575, OE565377, OE563777, OE563543, OE562237, OE562038, OE560690, OE560255, OE559137, OE558656, OE557579, OE557055, OE554419, OE554115, OE552640, OE551346, OE550866, OE548242, OE547939, OE546717, OE545318, OE543926, OE543421, OE542235, OE541813, OE540572, OE540282, OE537686, OE537007, OE636240, OE535311, OE534688, OE533666, OE533334, OE532565, OE532178, OE531191, OE530791, OE529773, OE529327, OE528311, OE527875, OE526854, OE526441, OE525282, OE524863, OE523640, OE523191, OE522053, OE521626, OE520517, OE520076, OE519010, OE518642, OE516540, OE515089, OE514575, OE513641, OE513107, OE512142, OE511624, OE510653, OE510131, OE509192, OE508630, OE507667, OE507143, OE506171, OE505633, OE504680, OE504131, OE503060, OE502516, OE501577, OE501079, OE500172, OE499333, OE498761, OE498119, OE497464, OE496839, OE496406, OE495741, OE495000, OE494346
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services, L.P., Eagle Pass, TX,
REASON Source Plasma, was not properly quarantined after receipt of post-donation information related to recent piercing.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 90 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 9

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 05FIND3352, 05FIND3662, 05FIND4719, 05FIND5250
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services L.P., Fort Wayne, IN, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who acquired body piercings within twelve months of donating, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 4037982
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 Platelet Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5711514
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Lifeshare Blood Centers, Beaumont, TX, REASON Blood product, labeled with the incorrect product code, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: BY0137688, BY0138347
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER DCI Biologicals Bryan LLC, Bryan, TX, REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who had a tattoo applied within twelve months of donating, were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT
a) Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis)
b) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE
a) Unit: R61749;
b) Units: R61749 (distributed as split product)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Coastal Bend Blood Center, Corpus Christi, TX, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor whose health history screening was not adequately performed, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 7389553
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Marquette General Hospital Inc., Marquette, MI,
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who had previously tested reactive for hepatitis C (HCV), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MI

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
CODE a) and b) Unit: 7400061
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Marquette General Hospital, Inc., Marquette, MI, 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who provided a history of hepatitis, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MI

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: 05FINC0735, 05FINC2158, 05FINC3109, 05FINC4494, 05FINC4876, 05FINC9417, 05FIND0383, 05FIND1013, 05FINE3104, 05FINE3414, 05FINE4088, 05FINE4559, 05FINC8351, 05FIND3928, 05FIND4258, 05FIND5784, 05FIND6840
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services L.P., Fort Wayne, IN, 
REASON Blood products, collected from donors who had body piercings within twelve months of donating, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 17 units
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 268347415
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor whose medical history screening was incomplete, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelet Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 04P60766 (distributed as split product)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, New England Region, Dedham, MA
REASON Blood products, possible contaminated with coagulase negative staphylococcus, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
c) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit: 5575374
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSource, Glenview, IL.
Manufacturer: LifeSource Oak Lawn, Oak Lawn, IL. 
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION IL and Switzerland

PRODUCT Platelets,
CODE Units: 6217779
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Center, Inc., Orlando, FL, 
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 FL

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Unit: 6972331
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Center, Inc., Orlando, FL, 
REASON Blood product, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Austria

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma
CODE a) and b) Unit: 3243882
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Center, Inc., Orlando, FL
REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL and Austria

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 12631-8827 (Split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ, 
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc, Albuquerque, NM..
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor due to use of the medication Avodart, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NC and TX

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 05HMSA9164
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services L.P., Hattiesburg, MS, 
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5758049
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood product, collected from an ineligible donor due to use of Antibiotic medication, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OK

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 12KJ21108 (part 1 and 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Carolina Region, Charlotte, NC, 
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Staphylococcus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma, 
CODE Unit: 03KP25041
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Southern Region, Atlanta, GA, 
REASON Blood product, which was collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION Switzerland

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 372002294, 372001398, 372000776, I65091427, I65084568, I65084057, I65082855, I65078367, I65077953, I65063100, I65062271, I65061851, I65061036 , I65050804, I65049273, I65048306, I65047223, I65046689, I65045133, I65044631, I65045517, I65043902, I65043283, I65042672, I65042154, I65041743, I65040747, I65040363, I65038830, I65038313, and I65030232
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER International BioResources, LLC, El Paso, TX,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who had engaged in multiple high risk behavior activities, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 31 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma
CODE Unit: 16459-9747
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 for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 2063531
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Blood product, which was not properly quarantined after being confidentially identified by the donor to be excluded for donation, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 2066386
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Blood product, which was possibly contaminated with Corynebacterium species, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 2066003
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Platelets, possibly contaminated with Micrococcus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Unit: 2064961 (Part B);
b) Unit: 2064961
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Platelets, possibly contaminated with Bacillus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 9039563 (Parts 1 & 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, .
REASON Platelets, which were contaminated with Propionibacterium species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CO

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 49GP22247 (Part 2)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Southwest Region, Tulsa, OK,
REASON Platelets, which were contaminated with Lactobacillus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: KC04519
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 
REASON Red Cells. collected from a donor who relayed a history of hepatitis, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION WI

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced,
c) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis), 
CODE
a) Unit: 4547142;
b) Unit: 4786424, 4757201, 4650003 and 4658564;
c) Unit: 4947135 (parts 1 and 2);
d) Unit: 4786424, 4757201, 4650003, 4663954, 4652404, 4658564 and 4547142
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who may be at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 14 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and NY

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 4957648
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from a donor who may be at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA and Switzerland

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit numbers: CZ002370, CZ002228, CZ002075, CZ001939, CZ001815, CZ001606, CZ001446, CZ001321, CZ001174, CZ001023, CZ000429, 05BOH8576, 05BOHB8345, 05BOHB7973, 05BOHB7506, 05BOHB7237, 05BOHB6811, 05BOHB6587, 05BOHB2953, 05BOHA9332, 05BOHA8899, 05BOHA8411, 05BOHA7656, 05BOHA7425, 05BOHA6814, 05BOHA6254, 05BOHA5564, 05BOHA4492, 05BOHA4107, 05BOHA3933, 05BOHA3374, 05BOHA2517, 05BOHA1831, 05BOHA1470, 05BOHA1244, 05BOHA0819, and 05BOHA0324
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Bio-Blood Components, Inc., Mankato, MN,
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 37 units
DISTRIBUTION CA and Austria

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated7
CODE Unit: 17FP06364
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, North Central Region, St. Paul, MN,
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 WI

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 22GM05973, 22GM05976, 22GM05980, 22GM05983, 22GM06991, 22GM06978, 22GM06969, 22GM06985, 22GM06977, 22GM06993, 22GM06981 22GM06990
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Philadelphia, PA,
REASON Blood products, collected on a trip scale for which there was no documented daily QC, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 12 units
DISTRIBUTION PA and NJ

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Frozen, Irradiated, 
CODE Units: 3764382 (Parts 1, 2, and 3), 3860440 (Parts 1, 2, and 3), 3764381 (Parts 1, 2, and 3), 3860487 (Parts 1, 2, and 3)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL, 
REASON Blood products, which were not treated with rejuvenating solution prior to freezing, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 12 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Unit: HP142301
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Interstate Blood Bank, Inc., Chicago, IL, REASON Blood product, which was not properly quarantined after receiving post donation information concerning high-risk behavior, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NJ

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9317166
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Orlando, FL, 
REASON Blood product, which was labeled leukoreduced, but had an unacceptable white blood cell count, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: FJ14121
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Aurora Area Blood Bank, Heartland Blood Centers, Aurora, IL
Manufacturer: Heartland Blood Centers, Naperville, IL. 
REASON Blood product, collected in an expired collection bag, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 12W05886
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Carolinas Region, Charlotte, NC, .
REASON Platelets, which was possibly contaminated with coagulase negative Staphylococcus, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 4140793
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Central Indiana Regional Blood Center, Inc., Indianapolis, IN
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Propionibacterium acnes, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION IN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 71X136302 (3 splits)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL, 
Manufacturer: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL. 
REASON Blood products, which were not processed according to specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 71X13829X
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL, 
Manufacturer: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Birmingham, AL
REASON Blood product, which were not processed according to specifications, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated,
c) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE
a) and b) Unit: 163821175;
c) Unit: 163821175 (split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturer: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS. 
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Penicillium species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Cryoprecipitated AHF,
CODE Units: FH21897, FH21898, FH23288, FH23307
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Aurora Area Blood Bank, Heartland Blood Centers, Aurora, IL,
REASON Blood products, which were not manufactured according to specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION IL

WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 16

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated,
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units: 26730-7953, 26730-7964, 26731-8556, 26731-2251, 26731-2272, 26731-2288, 26731-2290, 26731-2327, 26731-2393, 26731-2400, 26731-2408, 26731-2413, 26731-2419, 26731-2425, 26731-2451, 26731-2462, 26731-2514, 26731-2529, 26731-2538, 26731-2603, 26731-2610, 26731-2626, 26731-2661, 26731-2671, 26731-2797, 26731-2804, 26731-2808, 26731-2811, 26731-2818, 26731-2828, 26731-2841, 26731-2845, 26731-2847, 26731-2848, 26731-2903, 26731-2948, 26731-2954, 26731-2957, 26731-2984, 26731-2988, 26731-2997, 26731-2998, 26731-3062, 26731-3063, 26731-3071, 26731-3075, 26731-3137, 26731-3138, 26731-3153, 26731-3159, 26731-3166, 26731-3173, 26731-3186, 26731-3292, 26731-3368, 26731-3371, 26731-3381, 26731-3432, 26731-3602, 26731-3603, 26731-3610, 26731-3621, 26731-3675, 26731-3685, 26731-3689, 26731-3701, 26731-3708, 26731-3735, 26731-3766, 26731-3769, 26731-3841, 26731-3842, 26731-3846, 26731-3857, 26731-3873, 26731-3893, 26731-3918, 26731-3977, 26731-3988, 26731-3998, 26731-4000, 26731-4007, 26731-4015, 26731-4046, 26731-4054, 26731-4071, 26731-4116, 26731-4144, 26731-4181, 26731-4189, 26731-4208, 26731-4223, 26731-4280, 26731-4283, 26731-4286, 26731-4331, 26731-4366, 26731-4405, 26731-4416, 26731-4446, 26731-4494, 26731-4509, 26731-4515, 26731-4516, 26731-4521, 26731-4522, 26731-4524, 26731-4526, 26731-4531, 26731-4671, 26731-4695, 26731-4709, 26731-4717, 26731-4756, 26731-4820, 26731-4949, 26731-4988, 26731-5169, 26731-6212, 26731-6244, 26731-6255;
b) Unit: 26731-3641;
c) Units: 26731-2288, 26731-2290, 26731-2425, 26731-2696
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR
REASON Blood products, that lacked assurance of sterility, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 126 units
DISTRIBUTION AK, PA, OK, and TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 2066003
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Platelets, possibly contaminated with Micrococcus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT
a) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE
a) Unit: R27179;
b) Unit: S84014
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Michigan Community Blood Center, Saginaw, MI,
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 I and Switzerland

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit: 5861366
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute - Sylvan N Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Red Cells, collected from an ineligible donor, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OK

PRODUCT Source Plasma, 
CODE Units: HZ024794, HP138660, HZ024592, HZ024508, HP137286, HZ023858, HZ023775, HZ023592, HP135652, HZ023308, HP135126, HZ022929, HZ022491, HZ022172, 05CILB9740, 05CILB9484, 05CILB9159, 05CILB8981, HZ021146, HZ021005, HZ020704, 05CILB7848, 05CILB7359, 05CILB7136, HZ019764, HZ019461, 05CILB6266, HZ018758, HZ018181, 05CILB5410, HZ017615, HZ017067, HZ016612, HZ015958, HZ015553, HZ015417, HZ014730, HZ014327, HZ014171, HZ013700, HZ013169, HZ013001, HZ012487, HZ011487, HZ011261, HP132094, HZ010325, HZ009494, 05CILB0589, HZ008563, HZ008239, HZ008058, HZ007530, 05CILA9418, 05CILA9229, HP129912, HP129685, HP129429, HP129315, HP129164, HP129058, HP128972, HP128810, HP128675, HP128399, HP128224, HP128105, HP127874, HP127749, HP127629, HP127335, HP127192, HP126977, HP12686
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Interstate Blood Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL,
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor with a history of having tested positive for Hepatitis B, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 74 units
DISTRIBUTION CA, Austria, and Germany

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 0272734, 0274726, 0235248, 0244250, 0267730, 0268749, and 0264369
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, which may have been exposed to unacceptable storage temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 7 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Irradiated,
CODE Unit: 0341727
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood product, which was labeled with an incorrect expiration date, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit: 0312982
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood product, which tested initially reactive for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), but was not subsequently retested in duplicate, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 0203452
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood product, which was manufactured from a whole blood unit in which a corresponding blood product contained clots, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Units: 9962690 and 9960828
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, which were manufactured from whole blood units in which collection extended beyond the allowable time limits, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Platelets, 
CODE Units: 0204724, 0231729, 0200733, 0200735, 023280, 022470, 022471, 0232378, 0232379, 0230887, 0230889, and 0230894
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, which may have been stored at unacceptable temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 12 units
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 177359570, 177359054, 177359029
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc. Mcallen, TX
REASON Red Cells, lacking assurance of proper storage temperatures, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit: 22FQ36985
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Penn-Jersey Region, Philadelphia, PA
REASON Red Cells, mislabeled for the ‘C’ antigen, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NJ

WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 23

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit 269722020
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR
REASON Red Cells, collected from donors with unacceptable hematocrits, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocyte Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: 2066349
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Blood product, labeled as leukoreduced, but which did not meet the requirements for a leukoreduced product, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Platelets, 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
e) Recovered Plasma,
CODE
a) Units 20281734 and 204007629
b) Unit 207265268
c) Units 20281734 and 204007629
d) Unit 202817535
e) Units 204007629 and 207265268
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Lafayette, LA
REASON Blood products, collected from an ineligible donor due to a history of jaundice, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 8 units
DISTRIBUTION LA, VA, TX and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
c) Platelets, Leukocytes Reduced, 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE
a) Units 22GH27742, 22GH27756
b) Units 22LP14611, 22FX27910, 22FZ25495, 22FZ25493, 22FZ25484, 22FZ25491, 22FZ25488, 22FQ37529, 22FQ37175, 22FQ37531, 22FQ37511, 22FQ37186, 22GG02764, 22GG02765, 22GG02759, 22GG02758, 22GH28058, 22GH28057, 22GH27100, 22GH28069, 22GH28072, 22GH28062, 22GQ14442, 22GS22279, 22GS22298, 22KN68386, 22KN69321, 22KT81095, 22KT81098, 22KT81091, 22KT81067, 22KT81064, 22KT81063, 22KT81061, 22KT81069
c) Units 22FQ37175, 22FQ37186, 22FQ37513, 22FQ37511, 22FZ25488, 22FZ25491, 22FZ25493, 22FZ25495, 22GG02758, 22KT81061, 22KT81064, 2KT81069, 22KT81095, 22KN68386, 22LP14611;
d) Units 22KN68386, 22KT81063, 22KT81069, 22KT81091, 22GG02758, 22FZ25493, 22FZ25495, 22FQ37513, 22KT81067, 22FQ37175, 22FQ37186, 22FX27963
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Penn-Jersey Region, Philadelphia, PA
REASON Blood products, lacking assurance of sterility due to an inadequate arm rub were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 65 units
DISTRIBUTION MD, PA, NJ and PR

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis), 
CODE Units 8950501 (A&B)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: New York Blood Center, Inc., New York, NY, 
Manufacturer: New York Blood Center, Inc., Westbury, New York. 
REASON Red Cells, that did not meet product specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE Units 0265082, 0273029, 0246062, and 0270566
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, which were incorrectly labeled as having been irradiated,
were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT Source Plasma,
CODE Units: 05YARD7596, 05YARD6714, 05YARD6337, 05YARD5797, 05YARD5454, 05YARD4525, 05YARD3946, 05YARD3616, 05YARD3092, 05YARD2762, 05YARD2222, 05YARD1921, 05YARD1383, 05YARD1041, 05YARD0469, 05YARD0152, 05YARC9586, 05YARC9286, 05YARC8149, 05YARC7595, 05YARC7259, 05YARC6686, 05YARC6304, 05YARC5700, 05YARC4661, 05YARC4360, 05YARC2648, 05YARC2024, 05YARC1666, 05YARC0864, 05YARC0249, 05YARB9972, 05YARB8503, 05YARB8186, 05YARB7699, 05YARB7354, 05YARB6851, 05YARB6514, 05YARB6037, 05YARB5732, 05YARB5250, 05YARB4931, 05YARB4375, 05YARB4042, 05YARB3510, 05YARB3176, 05YARB2633, 05YARB2270, 05YARB1748, 05YARB1419, 05YARB0846, 05YARB0504, 05YARA9997, 05YARA9683, 05YARA9226, 05YARA8961, 05YARA8465, 05YARA8122, 05YARA7581, 05YARA7260, 05YARA6755, 05YARA6443, 05YARA5983, 05YARA5652, 05YARA5165, 05YARA4856, 05YARA3570, 05YARA3270, 05YARA2749, 05YARA2189, 05YARA1923, 05YARA1397, 05YARA1118, 05YARA0625, 05YARA0359, 04YARD6410, 04YARD6001, 04YARD5753, 04YARC6289, 04YARC6013, 04YARC3786, 04YARB8591, 04YARB8147, 04YARB7895, 04YARB7453, 04YARB7193, 04YARB6640, 04YARB6057, 04YARB5812, 04YARB5359, 04YARB5107, 04YARB4695, 04YARB4410, 04YARB3806, 04YARB3364, 04YARB3148, 04YARB2763, 04YARB2530, 04YARB2152, 04YARB1733, 04YARB1285, 04YARB0995, 04YARB0532, 04YARB0219, 04YARA9752, 04YARA9224, 04YARA8973, 04YARA8561, 04YARA8297, 04YARA7839, 04YARA7558, 04YARA7114, 04YARA6775, 04YARA6582, 04YARA6205, 04YARA5773, 04YARA5505, 04YARA5074, 04YARA4803, 04YARA4460, 04YARA4122, 04YARA3772, 04YARA2800, 04YARA2503, 04YARA2163, 04YARA1203, 04YARA1085, 04YARA0595, 04YARA0327, 03YARD1159, 03YARD0878, 03YARD0655, 03YARD0326, 03YARD0095, 03YARC9788, 03YARC9575, 03YARC9191, 03YARC9031, 03YARC8542, 03YARC8236, 03YARC7907, 03YARC7580, 03YARC7348, 03YARC6762, 03YARC6433
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER BioLife Plasma Services L.P., Fayetteville, AR,
REASON Source Plasma, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was
distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 145 units
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit number 5876975
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, 
REASON Blood product, which was collected from a donor who did not have a documented hematocrit, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OK

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units 8716580 (split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURE Florida’s Blood Centers, Inc., Lake Park, FL
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with bacteria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION NY

PRODUCT Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit number 8507956
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers Inc., Orlando, FL, 
REASON Blood product, with platelet yield below the specified minimum requirement, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION NC

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Irradiated, 
CODE Units: 71N566440, 71N566688
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Life South Community Blood Center, Birmingham, AL, 
REASON Blood products, incorrectly labeled as irradiated, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION AL 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Units: 2233889, 2708213
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic Inc., Knoxville, TN, 
REASON Blood products, associated with red cell components which contained clots, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE
a) Units: 17735-5133, 17735-5701, 17735-7219, 17735-7220, 17735-7223, 17735-7225, 17735-7226, 17735-7903, 17735-8302, 17735-8313, 17735-8316, 17735-8317, 17735-8314, 17735-8315, 17735-8740, 17735-9629, 17735-9227, 17735-9230, 17735-9231, 17735-9232, 17735-8876, 17735-8878, 17735-8882, 17735-9628, 17735-9237, 17735-9630, 17735-8901, 17735-8894, 17735-8898, 17735-9229, 17735-8891, 17735-9710, 17735-9233, 17735-9236, 17735-8881, 17735-8760, 17735-8753, 17735-8752, 17735-9082, 17735-9034, 17735-9029, 17735-9054, 17735-9055, 17735-9041, 17735-9046, 17735-9050, 17735-9066, 17735-9086, 17735-9051, 17735-9049, 17735-9039, 17735-9052, 17735-9057, 17735-8937, 17735-9635, 17735-9638, 17735-9634, 17735-8966, 17735-9285, 17735-8967, 17735-8976, 17736-0215, 17735-8978, 17735-8981, 17735-9442, 17735-9444, 17735-9478, 17735-9450, 17735-9509, 17735-9485, 17735-9437, 17735-9448, 17735-9472, 17736-0291, 17735-9436, 17735-9441, 17735-9452, 17735-9434, 17735-9438, 17735-9652, 17735-9651, 17735-9657, 17735-9655, 17735-9656, 17736-0249, 17736-0251, 17735-9543, 17735-9570, 17736-0351, 17735-9844, 17735-9549, 17735-9565, 17735-9571, 17736-0350, 17735-9538, 17735-9563, 17735-9566, 17736-0265, 17735-9904, 17735-9895, 17735-9881, 17736-0358, 17735-9882, 17735-9880, 17735-9902, 17736-0368;
b) Units: 17735-8883, 17735-9225(1), 17735-9225(2), 17735-9228(1), 17735-9228(2), 17735-9235(1), 17735-9235(2), 17735-8877(1), 17735-8877(2), 17735-8880, 17735-8902, 17735-9627(1), 17735-9627(2), 17735-9226(1), 17735-9226(2), 17735-9239(1), 17735-9239(2), 17735-9242(1), 17735-9242(2), 17735-9244(1), 17735-9244(2), 17735-9247(1), 17735-9247(2), 17735-9249(1), 17735-9249(2), 17735-8879(1), 17735-8879(2), 17735-8886(1), 17735-8886(2), 17735-8736(1), 17735-8736(2), 17735-8900(1), 17735-8900(2), 17735-9251(1), 17735-9251(2), 17735-9255(1), 17735-9255(2), 17735-9257(1), 17735-9257(2), 17735-9259, 17735-9260(1), 17735-9260(2), 17735-8735(1), 17735-8735(2), 17735-8893(1), 17735-8893(2), 17735-8889(1), 17735-8889(2), 17735-8883(1), 17735-8883(2), 17735-8885(1), 17735-8885(2), 17735-9030(1), 17735-9030(2), 17735-9031(1), 17735-9031(2), 17735-9045(1), 17735-9045(2), 17735-9081(1), 17735-9081(2), 17735-9060(1), 17735-9060(2), 17735-9062(1), 17735-9062(2), 17735-9080(1), 17735-9080(2), 17735-9067(1), 17735-9067(2), 17735-9076(1), 17735-9076(2), 17735-9022(1), 17735-9022(2), 17735-9038(1), 17735-9038(2), 17735-9042(1), 17735-9042(2), 17735-9056(1), 17735-9056(2), 17735-9024(1), 17735-9024(2), 17735-9047(1), 17735-9047(2), 17735-9059(1), 17735-9059(2), 17735-9061(1), 17735-9061(2), 17735-9074(1), 17735-9074(2), 17735-9083(1), 17735-9083(2), 17735-9058, 17735-9048(1), 17735-9048(2), 17735-9070(1), 17735-9070(2), 17735-9043(1), 17735-9043(2), 17735-9044(1), 17735-9044(2), 17735-9037(1), 17735-9037(2), 17735-9033(1), 17735-9033(2), 17735-8946(1), 17735-8946(2), 17735-8948(1), 17735-8948(2), 17735-9639(1), 17735-9639(2), 17735-8783(1), 17735-8783(2), 17735-8962(1), 17735-8962(2), 17735-8965(1), 17735-8965(2), 17735-9287(1), 17735-9287(2), 17735-9282(1), 17735-9282(2), 17735-9295(1), 17735-9295(2), 17735-9296(1), 17735-9296(2), 17735-9474(1), 17735-9474(2), 17735-9486(1), 17735-9486(2), 17735-9432(1), 17735-9432(2), 17735-9439(1), 17735-9439(2), 17735-9466(1), 17735-9466(2), 17735-9449(1), 17735-9449(2), 17735-9445(1), 17735-9445(2), 17735-9456(1), 17735-9456(2), 17735-9469(1), 17735-9469(2), 17735-9433(1), 17735-9433(2), 17735-9470(1), 17735-9470(2), 17735-9479(1), 17735-9479(2), 17735-9481(1), 17735-9481(2), 17735-9487(1), 17735-9487(2), 17735-9489(1), 17735-9489(2), 17735-9493(1), 17735-9493(2), 17735-9491(1), 17375-9491(2), 17735-9519(1), 17735-9519(2), 17735-9508(1), 17735-9508(2), 17735-9430(1), 17735-9430(2), 17735-9457(1), 17735-9457(2), 17735-9464(1), 17735-9464(2), 17735-9443(1), 17735-9443(2), 17735-9453, 17735-9468(1), 17735-9468(2), 17735-9496, 17735-9495, 17735-9501(1), 17375-9501(2), 17735-9496(1), 17735-9496(2), 17735-9516(1), 17735-9516(2), 17735-9463(1), 17735-9463(2), 17735-9482(1), 17735-9482(2), 17735-9514(1), 17735-9514(2), 17735-9454(1), 17735-9454(2), 17735-9480(1), 17735-9480(2), 17735-9446(1), 17735-9446(2), 17735-9467(1), 17735-9467(2), 17735-9490(1), 17735-9490(2), 17735-9502(1), 17735-9502(2), 17735-9505(1), 17735-9505(2), 17735-9547(1), 17735-9547(2), 17735-9593(1), 17735-9593(2), 17735-9586(1), 17735-9586(2), 17735-9856(1), 17735-9856(2), 17735-9541(1), 17735-9541(2), 17735-9551(1), 17735-9551(2), 17735-9555(1), 17735-9555(2), 17735-9552(1), 17735-9552(2), 17735-9554(1), 17735-9554(2), 17735-9561(1), 17735-9561(2), 17735-9588(1), 17735-9588(2), 17735-9852(1), 17735-9852(2), 17735-9853(1), 17735-9853(2), 17735-9546(1), 17735-9546(2), 17735-9583(1), 17735-9583(2), 17735-9599(1), 17735-9599(2), 17735-9548(1), 17735-9548(2), 17735-9897(1), 17735-98979(2), 17735-9899(1), 17735-9899(2), 17735-9898(1), 17735-9898(2), 17735-9900
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., McAllen, TX,
REASON Red Cells, held at an incorrect temperature during component
preparation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 347 units
DISTRIBUTION TX 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units:26836-3733(1), 26836-3733(2), 26836-3736(1), 26836-3736(2), 26836-4568(1), 26836-4568(2), 26836-4578(1), 26836-4578(2), 26836-5395(1), 26836-5395(2), 26836-5424(1), 26836-5424(2), 26836-5425(2), 26836-5429(1), 26826-5432(1), 26826-5432(2), 26836-5433(1), 26836-5433(2), 26836-5435(2), 26836-5444(1), 26836-5556(1), 26836-5556(2), 26836-5558(1), 26836-5558(2), 26837-0802(1), 26837-0802(2), 26971-2538(1), 26971-2538(2), 26971-2543(1), 26971-2543(2), 26971-2593(1), 26971-2593(2), 26971-2594(1), 26971-2594(2), 26971-2595(1), 26971-2595(2), 26971-2609(1), 26971-2609(2), 26971-2615(1), 26971-2615(2), 26971-2616(1), 26971-2616(2), 26971-3490(1), 26971-3490(2), 26971-3492(1), 26971-3492(2), 26971-3494(1), 26971-3494(2), 26971-3495(1), 26971-3495(2), 26971-3499(1), 26971-3499(2), 26836-3735, 36836-3738, 26836-3741, 26836-3742, 26836-4570, 26836-4573, 26836-5196, 26836-5197, 26836-5393, 26836-5394, 26836-5396, 26836-5397, 26836-5423, 26836-5446, 26836-5553, 26836-5563, 26837-0821, 26971-2589, 26971-2590, 26971-2591, 26971-2610, 26971-2612, 26971-2614, 26971-3488, 26971-3489, 26971-3491
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR, REASON Red Cells, collected from donors who were not properly qualified for donation, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 78 units
DISTRIBUTION AR, OK and TX 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells,
CODE Unit 0334827
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

WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 30

PRODUCT
Human Tissue for Transplantation:
a) Achilles Tendon Frozen;
b) Patellar Ligament Hemi, Frozen;
c) Cartilage in Saline Vacuum;
d) Tibialis Anterior Tendon, Frozen
e) Tibialis Tendon Frozen;
f) Tibialis Tendon Posterior Frozen;

Human Tissue for Transplantation:

a) Fascia Lyo 101-150 sq cm;
b) Pericardium Lyo 26-50 sq cm;
c) ) Semitendonosus / Gracilis Frozen;
d) Patella Ligament Whole Frozen,
CODE
a) 03-0178792, 03-0173682, 03-0168103, 03-0168104, 03-0162640, 03-0168841, 03-0181591, 03-0168302, 03-0179205, 03-0181592, 03-0042572, 03-0155372, 03-0182234, 03-0032401, 03-0174931, 03-0155371, 03-0161144, 03-0182782, 03-0182623, 03-0181628, 03-0182051, 03-0032400, 03-0168301, 03-0147962, 03-0173822, 03-0182235, 03-0181627, 03-0128130, 03-0162639, 03-0182783, 03-0182624, 03-0161143, 03-0182052, 03-0151503, 03-0147961, 03-0042571, 03-0179206, 03-0172621, 03-0135831, 03-0174932, 03-0173821, 03-0173681, 03-0172251, 03-0178791, 03-0173841, 03-0173842;
b) 03-0168842, 03-0181593, 03-0135832, 03-0181595, 03-0182781, 03-0178796, 03-0182625, 03-0182626, 03-0168844, 03-0173823, 03-0173825, 03-0179203, 03-0173826, 03-0182011, 03-0182049, 03-0179202, 03-0042574, 03-0139081, 03-0151502, 03-0147967, 03-0168102, 03-0162641, 03-0161142, 03-0128132, 03-0042575, 03-0168101, 03-0172618, 03-0181594, 03-0162643, 03-0168843, 03-0181438, 03-0172252, 03-0181596, 03-0178793, 03-0178794, 03-0032405, 03-0139084, 03-0179204, 03-0182047, 03-0181212, 03-0172620, 03-0182048, 03-0172617, 03-0172619, 03-0042573, 03-0042576, 03-0178795, 03-0139082, 03-0162644, 03-0173824, 03-0181213, 03-0172253, 03-0182050, 03-0151501, 03-0179201, 03-0181436, 03-0181437, 03-0032402, 03-00324404, 03-0162642, 03-0128131, 03-0128133, 03-0147968, 03-0181211;
c) 03-0014874, 03-0014871, 03-0014878, 03-0014875, 03-0014876, 03-0014877;
d) 03-0182053, 03-0182054, 03-0181621, 03-0179207, 03-0179208, 03-0181600, 03-0181599, 03-0168303, 03-0168304, 03-0155375, 03-0173846, 03-0173847, 03-0181622;
e) 03-0042582, 03-0042580, 03-0042581, 03-0178797, 03-0178798, 03-0178799, 03-0147963, 03-0147964, 03-0147965, 03-0147966;
f) 03-0155377, 03-0173845, 03-0182055, 03-0181623, 03-0155376, 03-0181598, 03-0181624, 03-0179209, 03-0181597, 03-0179210;

a) 03-0182237, 03-0182238, 03-0168105;
b) 03-0168845, 03-0173684, 03-168846, 03-0174935, 03-0174936, 03-0173683
c) 03-0147971;
d) 03-0182232, 03-0182233, 03-0155373, 03-0155374, 03-0179281, 03-0111812, 03-0174933, 03-0161141, 03-0173844, 03-0181625, 03-0173843
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER DCI Donor Services Tissue Services Division, Nashville, TN,
REASON Human tissue, which was either implicated in a post-transplant bacterial infection, or was processed in the same manner as tissue that was implicated in a post-transplant bacterial infection, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 170 tissue allografts
DISTRIBUTION New Mexico, TN, CA, NV, and AK.

PRODUCT Human Cadaveric Unprocessed Tissue, 
CODE A0501, A0502, A0503, A0504, A0505, A0506, A0507, B0501, B0502, B0503,
B0504, B0505, C0501, C0502, C0503, C0507, C0508, D0402, D0502, D0503,
D0504, D0505, D0509, E0401, E0402, E0403, E0404, E0405, E0406, E0407,
E0410, E0411, E0412, E0413, E0502, E0503, E0504, E0506, E0507, E0508,
E0509, E0510, E0511, F0401, F0402, F0405, F0407, F0408, F0410, F0411,
F0502, F0503, G0402, G0403, G0404, G0405, G0406, G0407, G0409, G0502,
G0503, H0401, I0401, I0402, I0403, J0401, J0402, J0403, J0404, J0405, J0406,
J0407, J0408, J0409, J0501, J0503, K0401, K0402, K0403, K0404, K0405,
K0501, K0502, K0503, K0504, K0505, L0401, L0403, L0404, L0405, L0406,
L0407, L0408, L0409, L0410, L0411, L0412, L0501
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Donor Referral Services, Raleigh, NC, 
Alternate address: Hope of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC. 
REASON Human Tissues, recovered from donors without adequate donor eligibility determinations, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 99 units
DISTRIBUTION FL and TX

PRODUCT
Human Tissue for Transplantation, 
a) Achilles Tendon (various sizes), Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
b) Cancellous Chips, Crushed 1-4mm/15 & 30cc, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
c) Cancellous Chips 4-10mm/15cc, 30cc & 60cc, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
d) Cancellous, Cortical Chips 1-4mm/30cc, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
e) Cancellous Cubes 5-5mm/30cc, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
f) Cloward Dowel (various sizes), Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
g) Cortical Plate 2x20cm, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
h) Cortical Button 12x9mm, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
i) Fascia Lata (various sizes), Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
j) Femoral Head w/Neck (various sizes), Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
k) Femoral Ring 30mm, Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
l) Femur Segment 6.0cm, Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
m) Femur Shaft, Split 23cm, Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
n) Fibula Ring 0.7cm, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
o) Fibula Segment (various sizes), Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
p) Gracilis 0.7x28cm, Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
q) Ilium Tricortical Block (various sizes), Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
r) Patella Tendon, Bisected (various sizes), Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
s) Patella Tricortical 8x26mm, Freeze Dried, Irradiated;
t) Semitendonosus (various sizes), Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
u) Tibialis Tendon Anterior (various sizes), Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
v) Tibialis Tendon Posterior (various sizes), Fresh Frozen, Irradiated;
w) Tibial Shaft, Split (various sizes)
CODE
a) 05-0131-071, 05-0131-072, 05-0138-008, 06-0007-009, 06-0007-010,
06-0019-003;
b) 05-0129-001, 05-0129-002, 05-0129-004, 05-0129-005, 05-0129-007,
05-0129-008, 05-0131-040, 05-0131-041, 05-0131-042, 05-0131-043,
05-0131-044, 05-0131-045, 05-0131-046, 05-0131-047, 05-0131-048,
05-0131-049, 05-0138-023, 05-0138-024, 05-0138-025, 05-0138-026,
05-0139-014, 05-0139-016, 05-0139-017, 05-0139-018, 06-0007-015,
06-0007-016, 06-0007-017, 06-0007-018, 06-0019-017, 06-0019-018,
06-0019-020;
c) 05-0129-009, 05-0129-010, 05-0129-011, 05-0129-012, 05-0129-013,
05-0129-014, 05-129-015, 05-0129-016, 05-0129-017, 05-0131-019,
05-0131-020, 05-0131-021, 05-0131-022, 05-0131-023, 05-0131-024,
05-0131-025, 05-0131-026, 05-0131-027, 05-0131-028, 05-0131-029,
05-0131-030, 05-0131-031, 05-0138-027, 05-0138-029, 05-0138-030,
05-0138-032, 05-0139-019, 05-0139-020, 05-0139-021, 05-0139-022,
05-0139-023, 06-0007-019, 06-0007-020, 06-0007-021, 06-0007-022,
06-0007-023, 06-0007-024, 06-0019-022, 06-0019-023, 06-0019-024,
06-0019-025, 06-0019-026, 06-0019-027;
d) 05-0139-059, 05-0139-060, 05-0139-061, 05-0139-062, 05-0139-063,
05-0139-064, 05-0139-065, 05-0139-066, 05-0139-067, 05-0139-068;
e) 05-0131-014, 05-0131-015, 05-0131-016, 05-0131-017, 05-0131-018,
06-0007-025;
f) 05-0131-050, 05-0131-051, 05-0131-052, 05-0131-053, 05-0131-055,
05-0131-056, 05-0131-057, 06-0007-030;
g) 05-0138-011, 05-0138-012, 05-0138-013, 05-0139-001, 05-0139-002,
06-0007-035, 06-0007-037, 06-0019-016;
h) 05-0139-008;
i) 06-0007-013, 06-0007-014;
j) 05-0138-022, 05-0139-030, 05-0139-031, 06-0007-032, 06-0007-033;
k) 06-0019-009, 06-0019-010, 06-0019-011, 06-0019-012, 06-0019-013,
06-0019-014, 6-0019-015;
l) 05-0131-066, 05-0131-067, 05-0131-069, 05-0131-070;
m) 05-0129-025;
n) 05-0131-037, 06-0007-027, 06-0007-028;
o) 05-0131-036, 05-0138-018, 05-0138-020, 05-0138-021;
p) 06-0007-008;
q) 05-0131-032, 05-0131-033, 05-0131-034, 05-0131-075;
r) 05-0129-032, 05-0129-033, 05-0129-034, 05-0131-073, 05-0131-074,
06-0007-011, 06-0007-012;
s) 06-0007-031;
t) 05-0138-003, 06-0007-006;
u) 06-0007-001, 06-0007-002;
v) 06-0007-003, 06-0007-004;
w) 05-0139-003, 05-0139-005, 05-0139-006
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Alamo Tissue Services, Ltd., San Antonio, TX, 
REASON Human Tissues, recovered from donors without adequate donor eligibility determinations, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 161 units
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: C51493
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER HCSC-Blood Center, Bethlehem, PA, REASON Blood product, with no documentation to verify the irradiation process, was distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION PA

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells (Apheresis) Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 26730-4974, 26730-5370, 26730-5569, 26730-5572, 26730-5834,
26730-5880, 26731-0691, 26731-0866, 26731-0962, 26731-1733,
26732-0271, 26732-0506, 26732-5191, 26732-5375, 26732-5381,
26732-5533, 26732-5573, 26732-5838, 26732-6222, 26732-6247,
26923-8476, 26923-8727, 26923-8883, 26923-9136, 26923-9152,
26923-9200, 26924-2377, 26924-2966
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR, REASON Blood products, with undocumented quality control, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 28 units
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 268352557, 268352564, 268352541, 268351736, 268351756
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Fort Smith, AR, REASON Red Cells, incorrectly tested for antibody to the Cytomegalovirus (CMV), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION AR

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma (Apheresis), 
CODE
a) Units: 71X27079-7 (distributed as split product);
b) Unit: 71X27079-7
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Inc., Brooksville, FL, 
REASON Blood Products, collected in an apheresis collection kit which was not used within an acceptable time period, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 4 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells Leukocyte Reduced, 
b) Platelets, 
CODE
a) and b) Unit: 9771326
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida’s Blood Centers Inc., Lake Park FL, 
REASON Blood products, collected from the sexual partner of an immigrant from an HIV Group O risk area, were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE
a) Unit: 2060964-Part B;
b) Unit: 2060964-Part A
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Medic, Inc., Knoxville, TN
REASON Platelets, possibly contaminated with Bacillus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION TN

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Unit number 5213589
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood product, which was collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OK

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 4765590
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK, 
REASON Blood products, which were collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION Oklahoma and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit number 4900925
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK,
REASON Blood products, which were collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION Oklahoma and Switzerland

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit number 5253844
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, which were collected from an unsuitable donor based on risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION Oklahoma and Switzerland

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5418771
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK,
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 OK

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets, 
CODE a) and b) Unit number 5427132
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from an unsuitable donor based on travel to an area considered endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 5415359
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N. Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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 NJ

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced,
b) Platelets, 
CODE a)) and b) Unit number 5319038
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Oklahoma Blood Institute, Sylvan N Goldman Center, Oklahoma City, OK
REASON Blood products, collected from an unsuitable donor who had traveled to an area considered endemic for malaria, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OK and NY

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 0341802
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood product, which tested positive for syphilis, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION LA

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Recovered Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 0249958
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who was at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION CA and LA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units: 9162127 (Parts 1, 2, & 3)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO
REASON Platelets, which were possibly contaminated with Propionibacterium species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CO

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells,
b) Platelets
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
CODE
a) and b) Units: 0247462, 0247463;
c) Unit: 0247463
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, collected from donors for whom donor suitability was not adequately determined, were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 5 units
DISTRIBUTION CA, LA, and MS

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma,
CODE Unit: 5595312
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Associated Regional and University Pathologists, Salt Lake City, UT
REASON Blood product, which tested positive for the antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus (anti-HIV-1/2), was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION UT

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, 
b) Platelets, 
c) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a), b), and c) Unit 0253260
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The Blood Center, New Orleans, LA, REASON Blood products, collected from a donor who may have been at increased risk for new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (nvCJD), were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION CA and LA

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 9038633
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURE Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, Denver, CO, 
REASON Platelets, possibly contaminated with Micrococcus species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION CO

PRODUCT
a) Plasma, Frozen,
b) Platelets, 
c) Platelets, Irradiated, 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma,
e) Cryoprecipitated AHF, 
f) Plasma, Cryoprecipitate Reduced, 
CODE
a) Units: 053T00998, 053FJ60413, 053FL83759, 053GC33836, 053FJ69159,
053GQ90858, 053V06428, 053L23590, 053FL87405, 053V12793, 053GV34992,
053KY57797, 053LR23002, 053GE52626, 053GZ13730, 053FE66059,
053GV43928, 053GC38832, 053R98339, 053GZ17003, 053FL06621,
053FQ87008, 053GV45742, 053FH97803, 053FK82140, 053FH03266,
053FH03288, 053GM29315, 053GZ11433, 053FE68691, 053FJ82837,
053FH83821, 053FP33303, 053R83415, 053FK68503, 053Y93812,
053GM28932, 053FH83914, 053GL10553, 053GC44246, 053H99311,
053Y99652, 053G34726, 053GE44214, 053V99715, 053FH91752,
053H92766, 053GR48998, 053LR22299, 053KL61924, 053H67185,
053FP26683, 053R72881, 053FC89372, 053FL77885, 053FN54600,
053KF47635, 053T81186, 053FP30725, 053L17367, 053V94953,
053FH82403, 053Q81341, 053FJ67338, 053GM29314, 053C09625,
053H76442, 053GF33296, 053GR29463, 053FR77274, 053FN63645,
053FX78996, 053FX78998, 053Y87468, 053GN44015, 053L28694,
053FE61463, 053FL91240, 053J67589, 053GV41286, 053R89408,
053GN46125, 053GM32634, 053GE56938, 053GJ24563, 053FQ83600,
053H84739, 053FP37460, 053FR80659, 053GL11891, 053FH89425,
053GZ15052, 053FE66070, 053FJ76138, 053GN47695, 053GM34037,
053C16941, 053FL01123, 053GF40669, 053LW26041, 053FN80052, 053T96282, 053FE69466, 053H91325, 053GZ17298, 053L43275, 053H91610, 053FP42254, 053FL06857, 053F38635, 053FM54868, 053FL07100, 053FN83492, 053FN84893, 053FR84327, 053FJ79762, 053GL14881, 053GH56427, 053H94176, 053V08603, 053V09796, 053FN89460, 053G60746, 053FF62120, 053FP46295, 053FQ91377, 053H98542, 053H98544, 053G62481, 053H99837, 053H85377, 053FL09085, 053FK66692, 053FH85641, 053FH85645, 053FL04907, 053GN50099, 053FE63453, 053FW28904, 053L23591, 053FM52598, 053FX94252, 053FJ63319, 053L46162, 053GC41652, 053GC41653, 053L46614, 053FQ89246, 053GV49544, 053F30655,
053GR27969, 053L21402, 053FE58529, 053GL07735, 053GH51476, 053GJ09338, 053FL78363, 053C09454, 053FK67223, 053GJ22951, 053FQ85009, 053FC06615 053FL01071, 053GF26148, 053GH46211, 053T74939, 053V89571, 053KQ55835, 053T78386, 053GV34471, 053C05415, 053GQ77104, 053FL83769, 053H74356, 053GM28891, 053FN59832, 053FP33051, 053GR28777, 053FJ68022, 053FK64818,053F32149, 053LL51104, 053GQ82381, 053Q83103, 053H78663, 053FX79009, 053FK67232, 053G44419, 053FK67996, 053T87968, 053FQ81269, 053FJ70933, 053GL09797, 053GE52625, 053L31341, 053FM47975, 053FN69978, 053M97774,
053GJ24548, 053GQ87659, 053FL96032, 053H85218, 053FQ84675, 053Y91094,
053F35761, 053F36686, 053FN76951, 053GJ28178, 053H90216, 053FH93820,
053FN80230, 053GF41411, 053FW24422, 053GZ17478, 053GC41203, 053LW27784, 053FC12581, 053H93010, 053LW27811, 053FQ87614, 053J76052, 053FL09222, 053C21698, 053FM57891, 053Y97459, 053GL16671, 053Q98458, 053GJ37121, 053J81669, 053KE37678, 053GN41030, 053GF35035, 053GZ12835, 053L33097, 053Q86592, 053GJ27209, 053GR38281, 053FN76817, 053F25071, 053R72923, 053FN59048, 053L23822, 053F32156, 053GQ83622, 053V02563, 053Y93074, 053LW31327, 053Y91115, 053V89918, 053FF55825, 053GR30840, 053FH85671, 053J68109, 053GZ14946, 053FK80334, 053FL09890, 053K35790, 053C13074, 053GQ74140, 053KL64537, 053FN76124, 053GV46476, 053H98440, 053T72990, 053GV51308, 053GE56103, 053FM49193, 053KS40230, 053GS28868, 053C07442,
053FP33063, 053FQ80874, 053F33658, 053R88733, 053G49874, 053V02232,
053G51026, 053FQ84986, 053GL13105, 053LL56095, 053FR82296, 053GF40643, 053R98327, 053FP41397, 053Y94165, 053J76381, 053C21109, 053FE73321, 053FF61296, 053FJ85497, 053FC84490, 053GR26913, 053FM44094, 053R83261, 053FL95265, 053FL98529, 053GN47628, 053FL01041, 053H99753, 053GJ10619, 053FE55123, 053Q80987, 053Q81352, 053H93837, 053FC17232, 053FJ59510, 053V91042, 053KQ56499, 053FQ73909, 053GE47328, 053GL07862, 053FK67356,
053T87539, 053GM31417, 053GL11388, 053FN76819, 053GF39571, 053FJ77722, 053GC41200, 053GZ17796, 053FK80068, 053FR84423, 053FQ88070, 053GC42655, 053GQ03951, 053J59196, 053GL04920, 053GZ11961, 053FQ81966, 053G47708, 053V00535, 053Y92412, 053T97538, 053GE70103, 053GF43068, 053GV46476, 053FJ82840, 053V12813, 053GJ38167, 053GM29294, 053R95762, 053V06436, 053KX36398, 053R81953, 053FF55187, 053GR28857, 053GQ82386, 053FL01067, 053FH96325, 053J79757, 053Y99157, 053L36603, 053FE53486, 053GV35037,
053FK84053, 053LR22689, 053R95162, 053FE71521, 053GF26134, 053F32724,
053Q89114, 053FC19598, 053LW18453, 053GV39746, 053FL90658, 053Y88060, 053GC35908, 053FP38385, 053FL98082, 053FQ89238, 053FP24154, 053GF26132, 053FL85288, 053C11941, 053GJ21330, 053GE52343, 053GL09868, 053GC35914, 053FE63304, 053V01191, 053GR36327, 053GL13327, 053GM34039, 053GM34040,
053FN76880, 053GR39039, 053L42575, 053GZ17091, 053FE69796, 053R01863,
053FR84019, 053FE71650, 053FQ88080, 053GC42411, 053FL09745, 053GV49072, 053Q99340, 053GE75859, 053FJ67331, 053GM29295, 053GM29316, 053G42789, 053FK66097, 053GM43527;
b) Units: 053GC33836, 053GJ16939, 053FF54505, 053LW18453, 053FX78703,
053FC96608, 053L33097, 053FN59048, 053LW24766, 053FK64818, 053GE56042, 053R83415, 053T72990, 053GZ11181, 053L25685, 053FC01547, 053GR34316, 053FK67996, 053T74939, 053FC03532, 053R95162, 053FL83759, 053FH83914, 053GC42212, 053J59130, 053H93188, 053L22043, 053G42789, 053R84150, 053J64133, 053Q86445, 053FC07547, 053FK67223, 053FK67232, 053Y91094, 053R01679, 053GE46489, 053FN68332, 053GM39065, 053GJ27209, 053GR28777, 053G47708, 053GE56938, 053FC03537, 053GE70103, 053R72881, 053KF47635, 053GV34992, 053C07442, 053F30655, 053Y94618, 053G58274, 053KQ55835, 053FN57710, 053GV39485, 053Y87054, 053R01863, 053GC41203, 053T81186, 053C09454, 053GM30775, 053FX85115, 053L46162, 053FM49798, 053GV49072, 053H85218, 053GZ11587, 053R88733, 053GL14881, 053FW28904, 053L43047, 053GZ10534, 053FC01389, 053Y94165, 053FX91370, 053GE65689, 053GV34471, 053GR27969, 053FL87033, 053KS40230, 053GJ10619, 053L17367, 053Q81855,
053FP33918, 053GE48706, 053H83477, 053GL11891, 053T92384, 053LW25299, 053FN83525, 053FL09890, 053FM57891, 053Y00020, 053KQ56499, 053R72923, 053GS28868, 053T82866, 053GJ15444, 053V94953, 053FC93750, 053L21402, 053GE47470, 053H77545, 053FF56365, 053L35849, 053FH93455, 053C20514, 053FM48806, 053FN69978, 053FL96032, 053GC37919, 053FX94476, 053LW15877, 053GJ09673, 053G60746, 053FH82403, 053LL53568, 053H93714, 053FN89460, 053GL00834, 053LW18690, 053K36217, 053J75215, 053L45359, 053GR48037,
053GR26913, 053FQ78134, 053G56599, 053GL09797;
c) Units: 053FN84893, 053Q82647, 053GJ30877;
d) Unit: 053FC89525;
e) Units: 053F28365, 053FC89525, 053FY23113, 053Q78528, 053C05631;
f) Unit: 053FC89525
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Greater Chesapeake & Potomac Region, Baltimore, MD
REASON Blood products, associated with units of Red Blood Cells that contained clots, were distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 543 units
DISTRIBUTION IL, MD, NY, NC, PA, VA, and D.C

PRODUCT
a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE a) and b) Unit: 22GS24166
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Penn-Jersey Region, Philadelphia, PA, 
REASON Blood products, corresponding to a unit of Platelets that was possibly contaminated with gram positive cocci, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION PA and NJ

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 172046504
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Blood Systems Inc., McAllen, TX
REASON Blood product, with an un-verified platelet count, was distributed
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION TX

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Units: 71X183444
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Gainesville, FL,
Manufacturer: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc., Huntsville, AL. 
REASON Platelets, not manufactured according to manufacturer’s specifications, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 3 units
DISTRIBUTION AL

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, 
CODE Unit: 16GY05430
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Central Ohio Region, Columbus, OH,
REASON Blood product, mislabeled as to antigen phenotype, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION OH

PRODUCT
a) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, 
b) Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, 
CODE Unit: 21KP60583
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER American National Red Cross, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland, OR,
REASON Platelets, possibly contaminated with Staph species, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION OR

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced,
CODE Units 16383-2263 (split unit)
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER
Recalling Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, AZ
Manufacturing Firm: Blood Systems, Inc., dba United Blood Services, Meridian, MS. 
REASON Blood products, for which documentation of the apheresis procedure was incomplete, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 2 units
DISTRIBUTION MS

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, 
CODE Unit: 4521100
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Florida Blood Services, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL,
REASON Blood product, which was incorrectly tested for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) by the nucleic acid test (NAT) method, was distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 1 unit
DISTRIBUTION FL

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, 
CODE Units: FE64838, FE68696, FE65301, FG45140, FG27179, FG54292, FG53414, FG80202, FG73371, FH42762, FH40598, FH29132, FH36123
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER Aurora Area Blood Bank, Heartland Blood Centers, Aurora, IL, 
REASON Blood products, manufactured from units of Whole Blood with an extended collection time, were distributed.
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE 13 units
DISTRIBUTION IL and IN

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated, 
CODE Units 9302197 (parts 1 & 2)
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