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New York Blood Center Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced

Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced were collected from a donor previously deferred for hepatitis C antibody testing.

Recall ended Aug 13, 2026. Still check yours.

What happened

New York Blood Center Inc began a recall of Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced on July 16, 2026, because the product was collected from a donor who was previously deferred for testing repeatedly reactive for the antibody to hepatitis C virus. The recall was added to the FDA's Enforcement Report on August 13, 2026, and involved product distributed in Minnesota.

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
New York Blood Center 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
99474
Recall number
B-0185-2026

All recalls from New York Blood Center 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. 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)