21 CFR § 640.13 - Collection of the blood.

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title: "21 CFR § 640.13 - Collection of the blood."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "640.13"
section_name: "Collection of the blood."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "BIOLOGICS"
part_number: "640"
part_name: "ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR HUMAN BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 351, 352, 353, 355, 360, 371; 42 U.S.C. 216, 262, 263, 263a, 264."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 32089, Nov. 20, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 640.13 Collection of the blood.

(a) The source blood shall be collected as prescribed in § 640.4.

(b) Source blood may also be derived from Whole Blood manufactured in accordance with applicable provisions of this subchapter.

[38 FR 32089, Nov. 20, 1973, as amended at 50 FR 4139, Jan. 29, 1985; 64 FR 45372, Aug. 19, 1999]