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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

LifeServe Blood Center Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated

Red blood cells were collected from a donor who had traveled to an area designated as endemic for malaria.

Recall ended Jun 8, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

LifeServe Blood Center recalled Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced, Irradiated, collected from a donor who had traveled to an area designated as endemic for malaria, and distributed in Nebraska. The recall began May 6, 2025, and was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on June 8, 2026.

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, Irradiated

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
LifeServe Blood Center
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
98863
Recall number
B-0054-2026

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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)