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FDA Fines Red Cross $4.6 Million

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The American Red Cross, the biggest operator of U.S. blood banks, was fined $4.6 million after regulators found that it failed to properly screen blood donations.

The Food and Drug Administration sent a letter to the Red Cross yesterday describing the agency's findings, said FDA spokeswoman Peper Long. The penalty followed an FDA review of blood that was recalled by the Red Cross, she said.

Regulators have fined the Red Cross more than $20 million since the FDA and Red Cross entered into a legal agreement in 2003 allowing penalties for failing to follow federal standards to ensure blood is not contaminated, Long said.

There is no indication patients were harmed by the failures associated with the fine, the FDA said.

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