FDA recall, , Moderate risk
Coastal Bend Blood Center Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced were collected from a donor who had traveled to a malaria-endemic area.
Recall ended Jun 15, 2026. Still check yours.
Summary by Recall Canary from the FDA notice
What happened
Coastal Bend Blood Center recalled Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, collected from a donor who had traveled to an area designated as endemic for malaria, and distributed in Texas. The recall began on March 5, 2025, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on June 15, 2026.
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?
Compare these details with yours, then check the recall notice to see which units are recalled.
Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced
Recall details
- Company began the recall
- Sold in
- Company
- Coastal Bend Blood Center
- Hazard
- Blood donor screening
- 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
- 98903
- Recall number
- B-0058-2026
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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