True Blood IRL: Red Cross in West Henrietta, NY Recalls...Red Blood Cells. Gross.

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PRODUCT

Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced. Recall # B-0962-09

CODE

Unit: 01FC79102

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER

Recalling Firm: American Red Cross Blood Services, West Henrietta, NY, by facsimile, letter or electronic notification on December 29, 2008.

Manufacturer: American Red Cross Blood Services, Syracuse, NY. Firm initiated recall is complete.

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

NY

via fda.gov

Yikes. Why you should read FDA reports like you read the daily issue of Hacker News...

Red blood cell recall. Also, a bunch of peanut stuff, and 1 batch of ibuprofen.

From the FDA Enforcement Report for June 3, 2009 (although if any of you had developed salmonella from peanut butter pie you'd know it by now).

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