FDA Blood Products Panel
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Convening Oct. 20 and 21 in Silver Spring, Maryland. On Oct. 20, the panel will discuss "revised donor testing and suitability criteria" for "treponemal screening tests for syphilis," donor suitability, and dating periods for irradiated red blood cells. On Oct. 21, the panel will discuss "public health issues related to the use of gloves by phlebotomists in blood establishments." For information, call Linda Smallwood at 310/594-6700