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American Red Cross Blood Services — FDA 483 Findings

US FDAInspected 2015-07-11Published 2024-01-17 8 findingsOther quality systemMaterial and supplier controlStability and storage

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Findings

1Other quality system

Iril.porting blood product procedures are not adequate: a.

2Other quality system

Procedures related to managing the NDDR (Directive: Management o f the National Donor Deferral Register 14.2.014 and WI: Manually Updating the Nati onal Do nor De fe rral Register 14.3.160) do not instruct how to manage donors with hyp henated names.

3Material and supplier control

The Component Labeling Job Aid is based on a 2006 validation study titled "Product Quality Study Plan For ABO/Rh Labeling of Blood Components Version BSL 09-286, 12/29/2005." The study's purpose was to alleviate documentation by providing labeling staff with maximum time limits for labeling a set number of components outside controlled storage at one time.

4Other quality system

On 8/17/10, we (SK, DA) observed donor self-administered questions being conducted without visual privacy at a bloodmobile using two self-contained buses.

5Other quality system

On 8/17/10, I (DA) observed donor REDACTION (b)(6) was not appropriately ass essed for travel regarding question #30 (travel for a total of 3 months or more to U.K .

6Other quality system

There is no job aid (or other procedure/iristruction) to assist employees in determining the total transit time for blood products received into inventocy.

7Other quality system

Per 14.3.081 (Reviewing Registered Donations), the registration reviewers are required to review the "Before Images Created During Registration Report" to assure that former n ames listed on the BDR were created during registration.

8Stability and storage

When importing blood products, determining whether products were out of controlled storage for no more than 30 minutes is not accurately calculated and does not document the.actual end time.

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