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Grifols Restarts Plasma Collection After Health Canada Suspension
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- Grifols resumes plasma collection at Winnipeg and Edmonton sites after Health Canada suspension.
- Reopenings begin Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026, with limited daily donor appointments that will increase gradually.
- Health Canada suspended Grifols’ Taylor Avenue licence because of donor-suitability and record-keeping failures.
- Two donor deaths occurred at Grifols clinics in Winnipeg in Oct. 2025 and Jan. 2026.
- Health Canada will keep enhanced oversight, conducting scheduled and unannounced inspections of the reopened sites.