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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers Platelets, Pathogen Reduced

Platelets, Pathogen Reduced did not meet specifications for platelet yield.

Recall ended Jul 2, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. recalled Platelets, Pathogen Reduced because platelet yield did not meet specifications. The recall began March 28, 2025, and was classified by the FDA on July 2, 2026, involving Georgia.

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. Platelets, Pathogen Reduced

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc.
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
99157
Recall number
B-0139-2026

All recalls from LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc.

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)