Guidance for Industry: Pre-Storage Leukocyte Reduction of Whole Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion; Availability

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of a document entitled "Guidance for Industry: Pre- Storage Leukocyte Reduction of Whole Blood and Blood Components Intended for Transfusion" dated September 2012. The guidance document provides blood establishments with recommendations for pre-storage leukocyte reduction of Whole Blood and blood components intended for transfusion, including recommendations for validation and quality control monitoring of the leukocyte reduction process. The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance of the same title dated January 2011 and supersedes the FDA memorandum issued on May 29, 1996, entitled "Recommendations and Licensure Requirements for Leukocyte-Reduced Blood Products."