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FDA recall, , Moderate risk

LifeStream Blood Bank Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced

Red blood cells labeled as leukocytes reduced were not tested to verify white blood cell count.

Recall ended Sep 24, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

LifeStream Blood Bank initiated a recall of one unit of Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced on July 29, 2025. The product was labeled as leukocytes reduced but was not tested to verify white blood cell count. The recall was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report and classified on September 24, 2026, and involved distribution in California.

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

Recall details

Company began the recall
Company
LifeStream Blood Bank
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
99088
Recall number
B-0210-2026
Quantity recalled
1 unit

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

Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 23, 2026 · primary source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (opens in a new tab)