JUNE 1999

WEEK ENDING JUNE 4

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Fresh Frozen Plasma; c) Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit numbers: a) 28LN13640, 28LQ15071; b) 28LQ15071; c) 28LN13640, 28LX04404.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charelston, South Carolina.
RECALLED BY American Red Cross Blood Services, Savannah, Georgia.
DISTRIBUTION Georgia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, California, Switzerland.
QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 1 unit; c) 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor with a history of hepatitis.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit #41LX27263.
MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Birmingham, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit #41FQ57714.
MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Birmingham, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Fresh Frozen Plasma.
CODE Unit Numbers: a) 11-147280; b) 11-147280, 11-159274; c) 11-147280, 11-159274.
MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, El Paso, Texas.
DISTRIBUTION Texas and New York.
QUANTITY a) 1 unit; b) 2 units; c) 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products tested negative for HBsAg, but were collected from a donor who previously tested repeatedly reactive for HbsAg.
 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis.
CODE Unit numbers: 049FP06220, 049FP06493, 049FP06508, 049GP00525, 049GP00671, 049GP00713.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Waco, Texas.
RECALLED BY American Red Cross Blood Services, Tulsa, Oklahoma
DISTRIBUTION Texas.
QUANTITY 6 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products had unacceptable platelet counts.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets.
CODE Unit numbers: 5102179 and 5084896.
MANUFACTURER BloodCare, doing business as Carter BloodCare, Dallas, Texas.
DISTRIBUTION Texas.
QUANTITY 2 units of each component were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets.
CODE Unit numbers: a) 11315-1160, 11316-4855, 11317-0095, 11317-6777 b) 11315-1160, 11316-4855.
MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, El Paso, Texas.
RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
DISTRIBUTION New Mexico and Texas.
QUANTITY a) 4 units; b) 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis.
CODE Unit #49P42789.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
DISTRIBUTION Oklahoma.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON The first half of a split Platelets, Pheresis unit, implicated in a transfusion reaction, was found to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus. The second half of the unit was distributed.
 

PRODUCT Source Plasma.
CODE Unit 98YARC7412 (Donor Id. A00576590).
MANUFACTURER Community Bio-Resources, Inc., Fayetteville, Arkansas.
RECALLED BY Community Bio-Resources, Inc., Hoover, Alabama
DISTRIBUTION Austria.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had received an MMR vaccination within four weeks of donation.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets, Pheresis.
CODE Unit numbers: a) 55R15127; b) 55FQ00336.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Little Rock, Arkansas.
DISTRIBUTION Arkansas.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who had sexual contact with someone who had lived in an HIV Group O risk area.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Fresh Frozen Plasma.
CODE Unit #5064631.
MANUFACTURER BloodCare, doing business as Carter BloodCare, Dallas, Texas.
DISTRIBUTION Texas.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported exposure to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and a diagnosis of gonorrhea.
 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis.
CODE Unit numbers: 020GE01167A, 020GE01167B, 020GE01170.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Missoula, Montana.
RECALLED BY American Red Cross, Boise, Idaho
DISTRIBUTION Montana.
QUANTITY 3 units were distributed.
REASON Platelets were not stored under continuous agitation, and at unmonitored temperatures.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit numbers: 26KM06849, 26KM06829, 26KG16035, 26KH42282, 26KM07605, 26FQ10019, 26KM06833, 26FM41708, 26FM41662, 26FS12649, 26FF19780, 26KM08572, 26KM08574, 26FN05156, 26FN05157.
MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Mississippi, Alabama, Florida.
QUANTITY 15 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were labeled with extended expiration dates.
 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma.
CODE Unit numbers: 41GG09184, 41GG09187, 41GG09193, 41GG09195, 41LW67431, 41LW67476, 41FL73908, 41FN37849, 41FQ52478, 41FR38544, 41FY88316, 41GE29173, 41FE12427, 41FE12444, 41FE12445, 41FE12461, 41FE12498, 41FE12504.
MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Florida.
QUANTITY 18 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products for which temperature after shipment was not recorded upon receipt was distributed.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit #21GL27310.
MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product for which temperature after shipment was not recorded upon receipt was distributed.
 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma.
CODE Unit numbers: 11FF44971, 11FM29589, 11FN66110, 11FN68771, 11FN68787, 11G27530, 11G27535, 11G28487, 11L82736, 11L84277, 11L84283, 11L84333, 11M79345, 11M79366, 11Q63435, 11Q65065, 11R36716, 11V18277, 11V18854, 11W42422.
MANUFACTURER The American National Red Cross, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 20 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products for which temperature after shipment was not recorded upon receipt were distributed.
 

PRODUCT a) Whole Blood; b) Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit numbers: a) 0499840; b) 0499861.
MANUFACTURER Coffee Memorial Blood Center, Inc., Amarillo, Texas.
DISTRIBUTION Texas.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products may have been stored at unacceptable temperatures.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit #26FJ22302.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Irradiated.
CODE Unit numbers: 26FJ22855, 26FJ22841, 26FF22763, 26FJ22866.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 4 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were labeled with extended expiration dates.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Irradiated.
CODE Unit #26KM11000.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit #26KM03068.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was shipped at an unacceptable temperature.
 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma.
CODE Unit numbers: 26FS14337, 26FM51203, 26FM51207, 26FP44904.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 4 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were stored at an unacceptable temperature.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Irradiated.
CODE Unit numbers: 26FF23540 and 26FL07437.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were labeled with extended expiration dates.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Irradiated.
CODE Unit #26KM09880.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit #16LY52966.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbus, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product corresponded to a unit of Platelets which was positive for Enterobacter aerogenes and implicated in a transfusion reaction.
 

WEEK ENDING JUNE 11

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit #36FL06986.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Columbia, South Carolina.
DISTRIBUTION South Carolina.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had ear piercing within 12 months of donation.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit #35FH27443.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Roanoke, Virginia.
DISTRIBUTION Virginia.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled as leukoreduced but did not undergo leukoreduction.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells.
CODE Unit numbers: 12LF30806, 12FN08259, 12LE38133.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina.
DISTRIBUTION North Carolina.
QUANTITY 3 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products tested non-reactive for the antibody to the Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), but were collected from a donor who was previously repeatedly reactive for anti-HBc on two separate donations.
 

PRODUCT Plasma Pooling Bottle II.
CODE Lot #R-0480.
MANUFACTURER Alpha Therapeutic Corporation Plastics Plant, Compton, California.
RECALLED BY Alpha Therapeutic Corporation, Los Angeles, California
DISTRIBUTION Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah.
QUANTITY 41,985 units were distributed.
REASON Plasma pooling bottle had loose bottle caps.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Recovered Plasma for Injectable Use.
CODE Unit #42FW54759.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION Ohio and California.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who had received a rabies vaccination.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Fresh Frozen Plasma; d) Cryoprecipitated AHF; e) Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit numbers: a) 13C56192, 13E84399, 13FT41779, 13FT54339, 13H65225, 13K59604, 13M06561, 13X16504, 13Y73124 b) 13FT41779, 13FT54339, 13H65225, 13K59604, 13M06561, 13X16504, 13Y73124; c) 13K59604; d) 13C56192 e) 13E84399, 13C56192, 13FT41779, 13FT54339, 13H65225, 13M06561, 13Y73124.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross, Detroit, Michigan.
DISTRIBUTION Michigan and California.
QUANTITY a) 9 units; b) 7 units; c) 1 unit; d) 1 unit; e) 7 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products tested negative for the antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), but were collected from a donor who previously tested repeatedly reactive for the antibody, Western Blot negative.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Fresh Frozen Plasma; d) Recovered Plasma
CODE Unit numbers: a) 3000219, 4004205; b) 3000219, 4004205 c) 3000219; d) 4004205.
MANUFACTURER Community Blood Center, Dayton, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION Ohio and California.
QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 2 units; c) 1 unit; d) 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor with a history of hepatitis.
 

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit #V18402.
MANUFACTURER Tacoma-Pierce County Blood Bank, doing business as Cascade Regional Blood Services, Tacoma, Washington.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who failed to answer the question regarding having received Hepatitis B Immune globulin.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit #10586-7129.
MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, Scottsdale, Arizona.
RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
DISTRIBUTION Texas
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and has an antithrombin deficiency.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Fresh Frozen Plasma; c) Cryoprecipitate AHF
CODE Unit numbers: a) 12K96657, 12Y73263, 12Y58953, 12V03964, 12Y64970, 12K04349, 12Y69854, 12Y61855, 12S01940, 12Y54867, 12LM01196, 12F64037, 12R35532, 12F59357, 12G94163, 12F52714, 12F67602, 12H81989, 12R32517, 12G97067, 12F56393, 12G99706
b) 12Y69854, 12S01940, 12Y54867, 12LM01196, 12F64037, 12R35532, 12H81989, 12R32517, 12G99706
c) 12G97067.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina.
DISTRIBUTION North Carolina.
QUANTITY 22 units; b) 9 units; c) 1 unit.
REASON Blood products tested non-reactive for the antibody to the Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), but were collected from a donor who was previously repeatedly reactive for anti-HBc on two separate donations.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit numbers: 12FR02043, 12Z13552, 12FJ91965.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Charlotte, North Carolina.
DISTRIBUTION North Carolina.
QUANTITY 3 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products tested non-reactive for the antibody to the Hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), but were collected from a donor who was previously repeatedly reactive for anti-HBc on two separate donations.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit #19GS20631.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma
CODE Unit 16342-6217.
MANUFACTURER Blood Systems, Inc., Meridian, Mississippi.
RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
DISTRIBUTION Mississippi.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Fresh Frozen Plasma was not separated and frozen within eight hours of phelbotomy.
 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis
CODE Unit numbers: 26KP11401 and 26KP11402.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Mobile, Alabama.
DISTRIBUTION Alabama.
QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were distributed without platelet counts being performed.
 

PRODUCT a) Platelets; b) Recovered Plasma
CODE Unit numbers: a) 1669976; b) 1674724 and 1672164.
MANUFACTURER Mississippi Blood Services, Inc., Jackson, Mississippi.
DISTRIBUTION Mississippi, California, Switzerland.
QUANTITY a) 1 unit; b) 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were produced from whole blood units that were lipemic, or considered a "poor quality" product.
 

PRODUCT Allergenic Extract, Hickory, Shagbark, 1:10w/v Non-Glycerin, 50 Ml
CODE Lot #188B3296.
MANUFACTURER Bayer Corporation/Pharmaceutical Division, Allergy Products, Spokane, Washington.
DISTRIBUTION New York and Tennessee.
QUANTITY 4 vials were distributed.
REASON Allergenic extract was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

WEEK ENDING JUNE 18

PRODUCT a) Whole Blood; b) Red Blood Cells; c) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Removed; 
d) Fresh Frozen Plasma; e) Recovered Plasma. 
CODE Contact FDA, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Office of Compliance
(301) 827-6220 for individual unit numbers recalled.
MANUFACTURER United Blood Services, Phoenix, Arizona.
RECALLED BY Blood Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona
DISTRIBUTION Arizona, Tennessee, Georgia, and Switzerland.
QUANTITY a) 2 units; b) 40 units; c) 1 unit; d) 12 units; e) 17 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected in a manner that compromises the sterility of the units.




PRODUCT Platelets
CODE Unit #19GJ45444.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Kentucky.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor taking the drug Methotrexate.


PRODUCT National Biomedical Computer System, Versions 1.1 to 1.3.2.
CODE Software versions 1.1 to 1.3.2.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Arlington, Virginia.
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.
QUANTITY 38 systems were distributed.
REASON Y2K defect in the computer software incorrectly calculates the end date of a temporary 
deferral to be 1900 instead of 2000, and removes the deferral from the database.  


PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Fresh Frozen Plasma.
CODE Unit #24KL33003.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Louisville, Kentucky.
DISTRIBUTION Kentucky.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who previously tested positive for hepatitis.


PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis
CODE Unit #19GL23665.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product had an unacceptable platelet yield.


PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit numbers:  19GF56903 and 19GF53660.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee.
QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who traveled to an area considered endemic 
for malaria.


PRODUCT Various Custom Allergenic extract Mixtures and Stock Extracts.  
CODE A total of 637 different lot numbers are subject to recall.
MANUFACTURER Allergy Laboratories of Ohio, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION Nationwide.
QUANTITY 1,521 vials were distributed.
REASON Allergenic extracts were labeled with extended expiration dates.


PRODUCT Fresh Frozen Plasma, Pheresis
CODE Unit #19GL15526.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product may not have been frozen within the acceptable time limit.


WEEK ENDING JUNE 25

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE 53T66727.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
DISTRIBUTION Maryland.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood products may have been stored at unsuitable temperatures.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit numbers: 19GT22898 and 19GS24783.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee.
QUANTITY 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who traveled to an area considered endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit #19GF15563.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee, Kentucky, California.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor with a history of having tested positive for hepatitis.
 

PRODUCT CryoGraft Allograft (Meniscus with Bone), CryoGraft Allograft (Achilles Tendon) and CryoGraft Allograft (Patellar Tendon)
CODE Meniscus with Bone Model M010: Serial Number 4168402, Model M030, Serial Number 4168437, Model M040, Serial Number 4168445;
Achilles Tendon Model T010: Serial Numbers 4168453, 4168461;
Patellar Tendon Model T030: Serial Numbers 4168526, 4168496, 4168518, 4168488
MANUFACTURER CryoLife, Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia.
DISTRIBUTION California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas.
QUANTITY 9 tissues.
REASON Various tissues for transplant were collected from a donor who had not been properly evaluated.
 

PRODUCT CryoVein Allograft (Saphenous Vein), and CryoVein Allograft (Femoral Vein)
CODE Saphenous Vein; Model V010; Serial Number 6314945  Model V010; Serial Number 6314937
Femoral Vein; Model V061; Serial Number 6314953.
MANUFACTURER CryoLife, Inc., Kennesaw, Gaeoriga.
DISTRIBUTION Arizona, California, Mississippi.
QUANTITY 3 tissues were distributed.
REASON Various tissues for transplant were collected from a donor who had not been properly evaluated.
 

PRODUCT CryoVein Allograft (Saphenous Vein), Model V011.
CODE Serial #6088643.
MANUFACTURER CryoLife, Inc., Kennesaw, Georgia.
DISTRIBUTION Arizona.
QUANTITY 1 tissue.
REASON Tissues for transplant were collected from a donor who had not been properly evaluated.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced; b) Platelets.
CODE Unit #9899922.
MANUFACTURER Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION Ohio.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit #4762326.
MANUFACTURER New York Blood Services, New York, New York.
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor who reported travel to an area designated as endemic for malaria.
 

PRODUCT Platelets Pheresis, Leukocytes Reduced
CODE Unit numbers: 8793200, 8785359, 8795619.
MANUFACTURER New York Blood Center, Inc., New York Blood Services, New York, New York.
DISTRIBUTION New York.
QUANTITY 3 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products had unacceptable platelet counts and not labeled correctly.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit Numbers: a) 24KK83716; b) 24KK83716, 24KK81955.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Louisville, Kentucky.
DISTRIBUTION Indiana, Massachusetts, Switzerland.
QUANTITY a) 1 unit; b) 2 units were distributed.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor with a history of hepatitis.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Recovered Plasma.
CODE Unit #42S64144.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Cleveland, Ohio.
DISTRIBUTION Ohio and California.
QUANTITY 1 unit of each component was distributed.
REASON Blood products tested negative for the antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (anti-HIV-1), but were collected from a donor who previously tested repeatedly reactive for anti-HIV-1, Western blot negative.
 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis
CODE Unit #NO2334.
MANUFACTURER Central California Blood Center, Fresno, California.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit #FG69247.
MANUFACTURER Sacramento Medical Foundation, Sacramento, California.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

PRODUCT a) Red Blood Cells; b) Platelets; c) Fresh Frozen Plasma; d) Recovered Plasma
CODE Unit numbers: a) 19GJ47299, 19GZ29710, 19GZ22941, 19GH13071; b) 19GN41645, 19GZ29710, 19GH13071; c) 19GJ47299, 19GH13071; d) 19GZ29710.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION Tennessee, California, Massachusetts.
QUANTITY a) 4 units; b) 3 units; c) 3 units; d) 1 unit.
REASON Blood products were collected from a donor with a history of cancer.
 

PRODUCT Platelets, Pheresis
CODE Unit #FR16602 (A&B).
MANUFACTURER Delta Blood Bank, Stockton, California.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood products had high platelet counts.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells
CODE Unit #FG72383.
MANUFACTURER Sacramento Medical Foundation, Sacramento, California.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor whose suitability was not adequately determined.
 

PRODUCT Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated.
CODE Unit #1226565.
MANUFACTURER Houchin Community Blood Bank, Bakersfield, California.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was labeled with an extended expiration date.
 

PRODUCT Recovered Plasma for Manufacturing Non-Injectable Products.
CODE Unit #19GZ22941.
MANUFACTURER American Red Cross Blood Services, Nashville, Tennessee.
DISTRIBUTION California.
QUANTITY 1 unit was distributed.
REASON Blood product was collected from a donor with a history of cancer.