DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Baltimore District Office
Central Region
6000 Metro Drive, Suite 101
Baltimore, MD 21215
Telephone: (410) 779-5454
FAX: (410) 779-5707
February 6, 2008
ADVERSE DETERMINATION LETTER
BY FACSIMILE &
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURNED RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. J. Chris Hrouda
Executive Vice President
Biomedical Services
American National Red Cross
2025 E Street, N.W
Washington, D.C. 20006
RE: United States v. American National Red Cross, Civil Action No. 93-0949
(JGP)
Dear Mr. Hrouda:
Paragraph X.A. of the Amended Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction (Decree) entered on April 15, 2003, provides the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with authority to assess a penalty for "each unit of unsuitable blood or blood component that [the American Red Cross (ARC)] distributes after entry of [the Decree] for which FDA determines that the release was preventable by ARC…." Paragraph X.A.2. of the Decree provides that "[i]f FDA determines that use of, or exposure to, the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote, FDA may assess a penalty of up to $5,000 for each such unit of blood or each such blood component. Notwithstanding the foregoing, FDA shall not assess ARC under this subparagraph (X.A.2) for the improper release of more than 100 units in any one event."
FDA has recently completed a review of its database and files to identify classified1 recalls conducted by ARC. We focused on the recalls that occurred during the period of April 15, 2003, through April 15, 2006. However, several recall events involved the distribution of multiple unsuitable blood products over a period of time, and some of the individual distributions within such events fell outside the specified time frame. Such distributions and events are nevertheless included in this Adverse Determination Letter (ADL) but will not be revisited in future ADLs. In addition, this ADL does not
include any classified recalls previously identified in the May 16, 2005 or September 7, 2006 ADLs. Furthermore, this ADL includes only those recall events classified by FDA as of June 21, 2007, and, therefore, does not necessarily include all events that occurred during the specified time period. After FDA review, additional penalties may be assessed for events that occurred during the aforementioned time period but not included in this or other previous ADLs.
In FDA’s review, we identified 113 events in which ARC reported to FDA that it retrieved unsuitable blood components. The unsuitable blood components are listed by event in the attachment to this letter. The events are identified by ARC-assigned biological product deviation numbers and FDA-assigned recall numbers and are arranged by ARC regions. FDA determined that all of these events were preventable by ARC, that they all meet the health hazard criteria of Paragraph X.A.2. of the Decree, and that no penalty exception listed in Paragraph X.B. of the Decree applies. These events involved a total of 4,094 unsuitable blood components. However, seven of the recall events involved distribution of more than 100 unsuitable blood components but were limited for penalty purposes to 100 units as provided by Paragraph X.A.2. of the Decree. Thus, the total number of unsuitable blood components for which FDA assessed a penalty under Paragraph X.A.2. of the Decree is 1,001.
Paragraph X.A.2. of the Decree sets forth three factors FDA must consider when determining whether to assess a penalty and the amount of a penalty: "(1) the potential effect of the event on the public health, e.g., the number and seriousness of exposures; (2) ARC’s trends with respect to the same or similar events involving the release of unsuitable products; and (3) the degree to which ARC contributed to the improper release of the blood or blood components." FDA has considered these factors and has assessed penalties accordingly for each unsuitable blood component (see attached list). Some of the individual penalty amounts are higher than penalties assessed for similar events in earlier ADLs. FDA believes this adjustment is warranted based on the cumulative numbers of such events. The total penalty being assessed under Paragraph X.A.2. of the Decree is $4,614,000.
Paragraph X.C. of the Decree provides that FDA "may assess an additional penalty of up to $50,000 for each unit of unsuitable blood or blood component that was returned by a consignee and re-released for distribution by ARC, if ARC had the ability to determine that the blood or blood component was unsuitable, and failed to do so. ARC shall not be assessed the foregoing penalty if ARC demonstrates to FDA’s satisfaction that ARC took appropriate steps to bring blood and blood components into compliance with the law, ARC SOPs, and this Order."
ARC reported to FDA that on July 2, 2004, it re-released a Red Blood Cell Leukocytes Reduced blood component that it had previously "recalled" from a consignee on June 25, 2004. ARC initially recalled the component from the consignee because required quality control steps were performed incorrectly on the microhematocrit centrifuge used during collection of the unit of whole blood2. ARC’s
problem report [REDACTED] indicates that after it notified the consignee of
this component on
June 25, 2004, the consignee returned the component to the ARC, instead of discarding it. ARC subsequently removed the computer hold applied to the unit, which resulted in ARC’s re-releasing of
this unsuitable component to another consignee for transfusion purposes. FDA has assessed a $35,000 fine under Paragraph X.C. of the Decree for the re-release of an unsuitable blood component.
Paragraph IX.F.5 of the Decree states that "All penalties assessed under this Order shall be based on the year in which the violative conduct occurred. The annual cap amounts described in paragraph IX.F.1 of this Order shall also be attributed solely to the year in which the violative conduct occurred." The penalty period described in this letter includes violations that occurred in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. The penalty amounts assessed as a result of the violations for each of those years is $793,000 in 2003, $698,000 in 2004, $3,090,000 in 2005 and $68,000 in 2006.
The total fine that FDA is imposing is $4,649,000. As provided in the Decree, if ARC agrees with this adverse determination, it must, within 20 days of receipt of this letter, notify FDA of its intent to come into compliance with the Decree, submit a plan to do so, and pay the penalty no later than thirty days (30) thereafter. If ARC disagrees with FDA’s adverse determination, it shall respond in writing within 20 days of receipt of this letter, explaining the reason(s) for disagreeing with FDA’s determination. The response must be submitted to me at the Food and Drug Administration, Baltimore District Office, 6000 Metro Drive, Suite 101, Baltimore, Maryland 21215, with a copy to Jesse Goodman, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, 1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 200N, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Sincerely yours,
[Handwritten Signature]
Evelyn Bonnin
Director, Baltimore District
Enclosure
cc: Mary Elcano
Interim President and
CEO
and
General Counsel
American National Red
Cross
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Eva Quinley
Senior Vice President
for Quality
and
Regulatory Affairs
American National Red
Cross
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Chairman, Board of Governors
American National Red
Cross
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
[1]Recall classifications
are numerical designations assigned by FDA to indicate the relative degree
of health hazard presented by the recalled product. 21 CFR § 7.3(m).
[2]Microhematocrit
centrifuges are used to determine donor hematocrit levels and to verify
qualitative donor hematocrit tests. Collecting blood from donors with low
hematocrit levels could be detrimental to the donor and result in blood
components that do not possess their purported quality or potency. Day-of-use
quality control checks are required to ensure the functionality and accuracy
of such equipment.
AMERICAN RED CROSS: Certain Class II recalls for the period April
15, 2003 through April 15, 2006.
Several recall events listed below involved the distribution of multiple
unsuitable blood products over a period of time, and some of the individual
distributions within such events fell outside the April 15, 2003 through
April 15, 2006 time frame. In addition, this chart does not include any
classified recalls previously identified in the May 16, 2005 or September
7, 2006 Adverse Determination Letters (ADLs). Furthermore, this chart includes
only those events classified by FDA as of June 21, 2007, and therefore does
not necessarily include all events that occurred during the specified time
period. After FDA review, additional penalties may be assessed for events
that occurred during the aforementioned time period but not included in this
or other previous ADLs. ARC did not identify to FDA any recalls that met
the requirements for penalties under Paragraph X of the Decree for the following
regions:
Appalachian Region, FDA Registration 1173010
Central Plains Region, FDA Registration 1973042
Greater Alleghenies Region, FDA Registration 2573016
Greater Ozarks-Arkansas, FDA Registration 2372998
Gulf Coast, FDA Registration 1073005
Heart of America, FDA Registration 1473043
Midwest, FDA Registration 1973037
New York-Penn, FDA Registration 2438445
Northeastern Pennsylvania, FDA Registration 2573018
Northern California, FDA Registration 2971430
Penn Jersey, FDA Registration 2573021
Puerto Rico, FDA Registration 2675945
River Valley, FDA Registration 1073003
Southwest, FDA Registration 1673040
Western Lake Erie, FDA Registration 1573020
Region/FEI |
Biological Product
Deviation Number |
Recall Number |
Number of Recalled Products/Product
Type |
Reason for Recall |
Penalty Amount
Per Blood Component |
Total Penalty Amount |
Alabama / 1073001 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1261-07 |
2 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (donor involved in a possible
recipient transfusion transmitted infection case was not deferred) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
Alabama / 1073001 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1089-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease (CJD) risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1090-07 |
1 – Recovered Plasma |
|
Alabama / 1073001 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1626-05 |
7 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(inappropriate release after discovering clots in red blood cells) |
$5,000 |
$35,000 |
Arizona / 2072997 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0464-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to follow up on
medications taken by donor) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Badger-Hawkeye / 2173028 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0506-07 |
3 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Failure to control suspect blood
component(s) (inappropriate release after discovering clots in red blood
cells) |
$5,000 |
$40,000 |
B-0507-07 |
3 - Cryoprecipitated AHF |
B-0508-07 |
2 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Badger-Hawkeye / 2173028 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0097-07 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (Blood Donation
Record (BDR) question related to ongoing medical conditions was unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-0098-07 |
1 - Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1284-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (incorrect
identification used during deferral search for a donor previously deferred
due to testing anti-HCV reactive) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
B-1285-06 |
1 – Recovered Plasma |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0766-06 |
4 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(inappropriate release of blood components that should have been discarded) |
$5,000 |
$20,000 |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0920-06 |
2 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR questions unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0964-06 |
2 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR question related to
current medication being taken was unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1325-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(release of blood components from a donor that was in a permanent deferral
category) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0934-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (unauthorized changes made
to BDR questions) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1089-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR gender
related questions were unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1090-06 |
1 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Carolinas / 1073007 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0929-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Central Ohio / 1573013 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1692-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR question
pertaining to high risk behavior was unanswered) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
B-1693-06 |
1 - Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Central Ohio / 1573013 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1396-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(product was not discarded after discovery that it should have been stored
in two bags based on the platelet yield) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Central Ohio / 1573013 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0987-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a CJD risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-0988-06 |
1 – Plasma Frozen |
Central Ohio / 1573013 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0628-06 |
2 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Component preparation (the manufacturing
record was missing the time the apheresis machine was primed) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Connecticut / 1273014 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1726-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1727-06 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Connecticut / 1273014 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1154-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Connecticut / 1273014 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0951-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-0952-06 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Great Lakes / 1873033 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1348-06 |
872 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Quality control and distribution (inappropriate
release of platelet components with unacceptable product quality control) |
$4,000 for each of 100 blood
components |
$400,000 |
Great Lakes / 1873033 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1419-06 |
2 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Great Lakes / 1873033 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1420-06 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Great Lakes / 1873033 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1818-06 |
4 - Red Blood Cells |
Donor eligibility (inadequate
donor screening related to high risk questions) |
$5,000 for each
of 100 blood components |
$500,000 |
B-1819-06 |
233 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1820-06 |
7 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
B-1821-06 |
2 – Cryoprecipitated AHF |
B-1822-06 |
33 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Great Lakes / 1873033 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1825-06 |
448 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (sterility may have
been compromised) |
$5,000 for each
100 blood components |
$500,000 |
B-1826-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Washed |
B-1827-06 |
13 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
B-1828-06 |
5 – Cryoprecipitated AHF |
B-1829-06 |
41 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Greater Chesapeake and Potomac / 1173011 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0040-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Greater Chesapeake and Potomac / 1173011 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0080-07 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Storage/Shipping (shipment of products exceeded
time allowed for shipping) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Greater Chesapeake and Potomac / 1173011 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0082-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Greater Chesapeake and Potomac / 1173011 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0102-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Greater Chesapeake and Potomac / 1173011 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0103-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Greater Chesapeake and Potomac / 1173011 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0104-07 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Indiana-Ohio / 1873031 |
[REDACTED] |
B-2286-05 |
6 - Red Blood Cells |
Testing (failure to perform syphilis
testing properly) |
$5,000 for each
of 100 blood components |
$500,000 |
B-2287-05 |
109 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
B-2288-05 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
B-2289-05 |
6 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
B-2290-05 |
6 – Platelets |
B-2291-05 |
1 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Lewis and Clark
/ 3072990 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0334-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (sterility may have
been compromised) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
B-0335-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Lewis and Clark / 3072990 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0338-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(sterility may have been compromised) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Lewis and Clark / 3072990 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0981-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for residence in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Lewis and Clark / 3072990 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0912-07 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Lewis and Clark / 3072990 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1070-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Mid-Atlantic / 1173024 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0110-07 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Mid-Atlantic / 1173024 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0313-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Missouri-Illinois / 1973035 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1289-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1290-06 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Missouri-Illinois / 1973035 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1457-06 |
138 – Red Blood Cells |
Collection (sterility may have
been compromised and failure to follow manufacturer’s instructions) |
$5,000 for each
of 100 blood components |
$500,000 |
B-1458-06 |
657 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1459-06 |
11 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
B-1460-06 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Washed |
B-1461-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1462-06 |
58 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1463-06 |
204 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
B-1464-06 |
44 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1465-06 |
53 – Plasma Frozen Cryoprecipitate Reduced |
B-1466-06 |
172 – Cryoprecipitated AHF |
Missouri-Illinois / 1973035 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1511-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1512-06 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Missouri-Illinois / 1973035 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0394-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Missouri-Illinois / 1973035 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1513-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Missouri-Illinois / 1973035 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1520-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1935-05 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for CJD risk) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1936-05 |
1 – Recovered Plasma |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1967-05 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0131-06 |
12 – Red Blood Cells |
Donor eligibility (inadequate
donor screening related to high risk questions) |
$5,000 for each
of 100 blood components |
$500,000 |
B-0132-06 |
335 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
B-0133-06 |
27 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
B-0134-06 |
5 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis |
B-0135-06 |
37 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
B-0136-06 |
16 - Plasma |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0231-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0232-06 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0284-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocyte Reduced Irradiated |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0545-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced Irradiated |
Labeling (product had an incorrect irradiation
status label) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0586-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0588-06 |
3 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$16,000 |
B-0589-06 |
1 – Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0603-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(failure to quarantine blood component due to contamination) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0629-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0639-06 |
27 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (sterility may have been compromised) |
$5,000 |
$135,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0640-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0641-06 |
2 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0675-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0967-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0968-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1149-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1260-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
New England / 1270026 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1663-06 |
217 – Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (failure to follow
manufacturer’s instructions) |
$4,000 for each
of 100 blood components |
$400,000 |
B-1664-06 |
16 – Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
North Central / 2173038 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1330-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells |
Failure to control suspect component(s)
(failure to quarantine component from an overweight unit) |
$5,000 |
$65,000 |
B-1331-06 |
6 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1334-06 |
4 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
B-1335-06 |
2 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
North Central / 2173038 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0986-07 |
10 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Storage/Shipping (shipment of products exceeded
time allowed for shipping) |
$4,000 |
$40,000 |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0769-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells |
Testing (failure to follow manufacturer's
instructions for syphilis testing) |
$5,000 |
$25,000 |
B-0770-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
B-0771-06 |
3 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0144-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduces |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0146-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0232-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR gender
related questions were unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-0233-07 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0237-07 |
2 – Platelet Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Storage/shipping (products shipped under
unacceptable temperatures) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0271-07 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (sterility may have
been compromised) |
$5,000 |
$15,000 |
B-0272-07 |
1 – Frozen Plasma |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0275-07 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$16,000 |
B-0276-07 |
2 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Northern Ohio / 1573019 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0798-07 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Pacific Northwest / 3072996 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1058-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR gender related questions
were unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Pacific Northwest / 3072996 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1066-07 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect blood component(s)
(failure to quarantine the product after receiving post donation information
from the donor) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Pacific Northwest / 3072996 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1304-07 |
18 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (sterility may have
been compromised) |
$5,000 |
$100,000 |
B-1305-07 |
2 – Plasma Frozen |
South Carolina / 1073009 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0953-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor screening (incorrect merge
of duplicate donor records performed for donor that was anti-HIV-1/2
reactive) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
B-0954-06 |
1 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
South Carolina / 1073009 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0961-06 |
2 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Storage/shipping (product not packaged in
accordance with specifications) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
South Carolina / 1073009 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0995-06 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Component preparation (inappropriate release
of product with incorrect product quality control) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southeastern / 1873044 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1003-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for receiving tattoo) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1004-06 |
1 – Recovered Plasma |
Southeastern / 1873044 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1005-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1006-06 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Southeastern / 1873044 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1019-06 |
4 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Component preparation (irradiation not performed
in accordance with specifications) |
$4,000 |
$16,000 |
Southeastern / 1873044 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1615-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southeastern / 1873044 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0349-07 |
1 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-0350-07 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0949-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for residence in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1078-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for increased risk of infection with hepatitis) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1079-06 |
1 – Plasma Frozen |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1223-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Component preparation (platelet yield too
high for storage in a single bag) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1279-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR question
related to AIDS or testing positive for the AIDS virus was unanswered) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
B-1280-06 |
1 – Cryoprecipitated AHF |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1292-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor deferral (failure to defer donor who
tested repeatedly reactive for anti-hepatitis B core on multiple occasions) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1313-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Component preparation (platelet below minimum
requirement) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1422-06 |
1 – Plasma Frozen |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a CJD risk area) |
$4,000 |
$8,000 |
B-1423-06 |
1 – Recovered Plasma |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1424-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for residence in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1429-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1442-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Component preparation (platelet yield too
high for storage in a single bag) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1509-06 |
6 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Quality control and distribution (quality
control requirements were not met for Haemonetics Apheresis Red Blood
Cells) |
$4,000 |
$24,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1651-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect component (failure
to quarantine component that failed the inspection for the sterile tube
welding) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1795-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Collection (product collected in a 450 ml
collection set instead of a 500 ml set) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1805-06 |
10 - Red Blood Cells Pheresis Leukocytes
Reduced |
Quality control and distribution (distribution
of product collected using an instrument on which validation was not
performed) |
$4,000 |
$40,000 |
Southern / 1073000 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0101-08 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR gender
related questions were unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$12,000 |
B-0102-08 |
1 – Cryoprecipitated AHF |
B-0103-08 |
1 – Plasma Cryoprecipitate Reduced |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1085-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Component preparation (platelet below minimum
requirement) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1161-06 |
2 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to
defer donor for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$12,000 |
B-1162-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1317-06 |
1 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1383-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1384-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1385-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (failure to defer donor
for travel in a malarial risk area) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Southern California / 2072994 |
[REDACTED] |
B-1412-06 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Donor eligibility (BDR question related to
bovine insulin (CJD-related) was unanswered) |
$4,000 |
$4,000 |
Tennessee Valley / 1073006 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0964-05 |
37 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced |
Quality control and distribution
(components collected using instruments whose quality control testing
was not met for two months) |
$4,000 |
$196,000 |
B-0965-05 |
12 – Platelets Pheresis Leukocytes Reduced
Irradiated |
Tennessee Valley / 1073006 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0966-05 |
1 – Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect blood
component(s) (failure to quarantine components after receiving information
about post donation illness) |
$5,000 |
$10,000 |
B-0967-05 |
1 – Fresh Frozen Plasma |
Tennessee Valley / 1073006 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0980-05 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect component(s) (failure
to quarantine component from an overweight unit) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Tennessee Valley / 1073006 |
[REDACTED] |
B-0981-05 |
1 – Platelets Leukocytes Reduced |
Failure to control suspect component(s) (failure
to quarantine component from an overweight unit) |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
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