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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

Blood Bank of Hawaii Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced

Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced were collected from a donor with travel history to a malarial endemic area but not assessed for residency.

Recall ended Jun 9, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

Blood Bank Of Hawaii recalled Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, collected from a donor who provided travel history to a malarial endemic area, but was not assessed for residency. The recall began March 10, 2025, and was classified by the FDA on June 9, 2026. The product was distributed in Hawaii.

What to do

We don't have product-specific instructions for this recall. FDA's general advice for medicine recalls:

  1. Check the FDA or company notice for instructions specific to this product.
  2. Ask your pharmacist or doctor whether your lot is affected and what to do.

Is yours affected?

Compare these details with yours, then check the recall notice to see which units are recalled.

  1. Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
Blood Bank Of Hawaii
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
98873
Recall number
B-0055-2026

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Timeline

FDA's Enforcement Report is its public list of recalls; FDA adds a recall when it posts it and publishes the list weekly.

  1. Company began the recall

  2. Added to FDA's Enforcement Report · Classified by FDA · Recall ended

  3. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  4. Listed on Recall Canary

  5. Archived

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 24, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)