Red Cross faces fine over blood safety
(AP)
Updated: 2006-11-28 16:53
WASHINGTON - The American Red Cross is facing another heavy fine over
blood-safety violations, bringing penalties against the organization to more
than $15 million despite a promise three years ago to fix the problems.
The International Red Cross logo. The United Nations and the
International Committee of the Red Cross have launched emergency
operations to help hundreds of thousands affected by killer floods in
Somalia. [AFP]
 | The Food and Drug Administration
disclosed that it had fined the organization $5.7 million recently for
continuing to violate blood-safety rules and failure to comply with a 2003
agreement aimed at correcting the unsafe practices.
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