Private clinic Grifols says it's pausing all plasma collection in Canada
2026-08-13 from cbc.ca
A for-profit plasma donation company says it's temporarily shutting down collection at all its Canadian clinics amid public scrutiny.
Grifols says it's pausing activities in light of "unfounded attention" focused on paid plasma collection and that it's ready to resume operations as soon as it's practicable, in agreement with Health Canada and the Canadian Blood Services.
The pause will go into effect Friday, the multinational company said in a statement Thursday.
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