FDA Says Red Cross Blood Banks Flawed
From Times Wire Reports
American Red Cross blood processing centers repeatedly have failed federal inspections over the last 15 years and continue to have problems that present a “potential for harm” to patients, federal officials say. “The Red Cross [blood operation] is not in compliance with the current laws and regulations,” said Dr. Jay S. Epstein of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA said increasingly tough actions have failed to correct the problems.
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