Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 21  /  Part 600  /  Sec. 600.15 Temperatures during shipment.

The following products shall be maintained during shipment at the specified temperatures:

(a) Products. ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Product Temperature------------------------------------------------------------------------Cryoprecipitated AHF................... -18 [deg]C or colder.Measles and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live. 10 [deg]C or colder.Measles Live and Smallpox Vaccine...... Do.Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Virus Do.

Vaccine Live.Measles and Mumps Virus Vaccine Live... Do.Measles Virus Vaccine Live............. Do.Mumps Virus Vaccine Live............... Do.Fresh Frozen Plasma.................... -18 [deg]C or colder.Liquid Plasma.......................... 1 to 10 [deg]C.Plasma................................. -18 [deg]C or colder.Platelet Rich Plasma................... Between 1 and 10 [deg]C if the

label indicates storage

between 1 and 6 [deg]C, or all

reasonable methods to maintain

the temperature as close as

possible to a range between 20

and 24 [deg]C, if the label

indicates storage between 20

and 24 [deg]C.Platelets.............................. Between 1 and 10 [deg]C if the

label indicates storage

between 1 and 6 [deg]C, or all

reasonable methods to maintain

the temperature as close as

possible to a range between 20

to 24 [deg]C, if the label

indicates storage between 20

and 24 [deg]C.Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Trivalent. 0 [deg]C or colder.Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Type I.... Do.Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Type II... Do.Poliovirus Vaccine Live Oral Type III.. Do.Red Blood Cells (liquid product)....... Between 1 and 10 [deg]C.Red Blood Cells Frozen................. -65 [deg]C or colder.Rubella and Mumps Virus Vaccine Live... 10 [deg]C or colder.Rubella Virus Vaccine Live............. Do.Smallpox Vaccine (Liquid Product)...... 0 [deg]C or colder.Source Plasma.......................... -5 [deg]C or colder.

Source Plasma Liquid................... 10 [deg]C or colder.Whole Blood............................ Blood that is transported from

the collecting facility to the

processing facility shall be

transported in an environment

capable of continuously

cooling the blood toward a

temperature range of 1 to 10

[deg]C, or at a temperature as

close as possible to 20 to 24

[deg]C for a period not to

exceed 6 hours. Blood

transported from the storage

facility shall be placed in an

appropriate environment to

maintain a temperature range

between 1 to 10 [deg]C during

shipment.Yellow Fever Vaccine................... 0 [deg]C or colder.------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Exemptions. Exemptions or modifications shall be made only upon written approval, in the form of a supplement to the biologics license application, approved by the Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. [39 FR 39872, Nov. 12, 1974, as amended at 49 FR 23833, June 8, 1984; 50 FR 4133, Jan. 29, 1985; 50 FR 9000, Mar. 6, 1985; 55 FR 11013, Mar. 26, 1990; 59 FR 49351, Sept. 28, 1994; 64 FR 56449, Oct. 20, 1999]