[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 7]
[Revised as of April 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR640.15]

[Page 100]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 640_ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR HUMAN BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS--Table of 
 
                        Subpart B_Red Blood Cells
 
Sec. 640.15  Segments for testing.

    Segments collected in integral tubing shall meet the following 
standards:
    (a) One or more segments shall be provided with each unit of Whole 
Blood or Red Blood Cells when issued or reissued.
    (b) Before they are filled, all segments shall be marked or 
identified so as to relate them to the donor of that unit of red cells.
    (c) All segments accompanying a unit of Red Blood Cells shall be 
filled at the time the blood is collected or at the time the final 
product is prepared.

[66 FR 40890, Aug. 6, 2001]