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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

LifeShare Blood Centers Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced

Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced were distributed after incomplete donor eligibility screening.

Recall ended Aug 12, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

LifeShare Blood Centers recalled Apheresis Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced because the cells were collected from a donor for whom donor eligibility screening was incomplete. The recall began on April 15, 2026, and was classified by the FDA on August 12, 2026. The product was distributed in Louisiana.

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
LifeShare Blood Centers
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
99420
Recall number
B-0183-2026

All recalls from LifeShare Blood Centers

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. Listed on Recall Canary

  4. In FDA's weekly enforcement report

  5. Summary updated

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 12, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)