Blood received through bulk transfer will now also undergo quality testing; UPFSDA sends proposal to centre

Lucknow, Oct 21 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh Food Safety and Drug Administration (UPFSDA) has taken an initiative to strengthen the quality testing system for blood and its components brought in large quantities from other states. On behalf of Commissioner, FSDA, Dr. Roshan Jacob, a proposal has been sent to the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) to get blood units arriving through bulk transfer tested at the recipient centre as well. Serious diseases such as Hepatitis-B, Hepatitis-C and HIV can spread through blood. It is therefore extremely important to ensure the purity and quality of blood given to patients. The prescribed…