FDA recall, , Moderate risk
American Red Cross Blood Services Blood Components
American Red Cross Blood Services Blood Components, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
Recall ended Jun 3, 2026. Still check yours.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
American Red Cross Blood Services - Massachusetts Region recalled Apheresis PF24RT24 Plasma, Apheresis Red Blood Cells, PF24 Plasma, Pooled Cryoprecipitated AHF, Red Blood Cells, and Apheresis Fresh Frozen Plasma, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly. The recall began February 24, 2024, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on June 3, 2026.
The products were distributed in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.
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What to do
We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medicine recalls:
- Check the FDA or company notice for instructions specific to this product.
- Ask your pharmacist or doctor whether your lot is affected and what to do.
Is yours affected?
8 products
Compare these details with yours, then check the recall notice to see which units are recalled.
Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
Reason: Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
- Affected units
- W18342401224700J (double collection); W183424012026008; W183424012029002 (double collection); W18342401204800X; W20342304309100A (double collection); W20342304314100M (double collection); W183424012051006
Apheresis PF24RT24 Plasma
Reason: Apheresis PF24RT24 Plasma, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
PF24 Plasma
Reason: PF24 Plasma, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
Pooled Cryoprecipitated AHF
Reason: Pooled Cryoprecipitated AHF, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
Reason: Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
- Affected units
- W183424012026008; W18342401204800X; W183424012051006; W183424803093008 (double collection); W18342401206600T (double collection)
Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated
Reason: Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
Reason: Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
Apheresis Fresh Frozen Plasma
Reason: Apheresis Fresh Frozen Plasma, for which arm preparation may have been performed incorrectly, were distributed.
- Affected units
- W18342480308200E (double collection); W18342480309000E (double collection); W20342303545600L (double collection); W203423851999002 (double collection); W20342386557500S (double collection); W20342386559100S (double collection); W203423865631007 (double collection); W20342386583600I (double collection); W20342386584500G (double collection); W20342386594100G (double collection); W20342386952100T (double collection); W20342386952900D (double collection); W203423869548007 (double collection); W203423869563009; W20342386959200*; W20342386959800O (double collection); W20342386960500L (double collection); W20342386960900D (double collection); W20342386964800* (double collection); W203423869652007 (double collection); W20342386965800W; W203423869660007
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
- 13 states
- Company
- American Red Cross Blood Services - Massachusetts Region
- Risk
Moderate risk
Taking it may cause short-term health problems, or ones that treatment can reverse. Serious harm is unlikely.
FDA Class II recall · How risk is rated
- Event ID
- 98685
- Recall numbers
- B-0088-2026 to B-0095-2026
All recalls from American Red Cross Blood Services - Massachusetts Region
Timeline
FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.
Company began the recall
Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA · Recall ended
In FDA's weekly enforcement report
Listed on Recall Canary
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