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Community Blood Center Of Greater Kansas City Apheresis Red Blood Cells

Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced were distributed after a donor's health history screening was not adequately performed.

Recall ended Feb 13, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

Community Blood Center Of Greater Kansas City recalled Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced products because they were collected from a donor whose health history screening was not adequately performed. The recall began on March 13, 2025, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on February 13, 2026. The affected products were distributed in Kansas.

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. Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
Community Blood Center Of Greater Kansas City
Risk

Low risk

Taking it is unlikely to cause health problems.

FDA Class III recall · How risk is rated

Event ID
98286
Recall number
B-0020-2026
Quantity recalled
2 units

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)