After 2 Plasma Donor Deaths, Company Pauses Clinics in Canada

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1. Thu, 13 August 2026

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   • NYT World23:41first to report
     After 2 Plasma Donor Deaths, Company Pauses Clinics in Canada

     Grifols, a Spanish company, said “unfounded attention” on its blood plasma business in Canada had led it to temporarily end collections at 17 clinics.

2. Fri, 14 August 2026

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   • The Guardian World16:21
     Canadian plasma clinics pause collections after deaths of two donors

     Grifols, which runs private chain of clinics, to temporarily stop taking donations after new government investigation A chain of private plasma donation clinics in Canada has said it is pausing collections after the deaths of two donors and a new government investigation into potential unsafe practices. Grifols, a Spanish healthcare company which runs 17 clinics in Canada and is the country’s only private clinic for plasma donation, said it informed Health Canada of its decision to temporarily...

   • manilatimes.net18:23
     OPSEU/SEFPO: Permanently end for-profit plasma collection to protect public health

     Toronto, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The union that represents Canadian Blood Services (CBS) workers in Ontario is calling for an immediate termination of the blood-plasma collection contract with for-profit Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols.

3. Sat, 15 August 2026

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   • Anadolu Agency (AA)03:16
     Canadian plasma clinics halt collections after 2 donor deaths

     Company says shutdown comes amid 'unfounded attention,' adding that it plans to resume operations as soon as possible