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What's new
IMPORTANT NOTICE - ICCBBA has changed their telephone and fax numbers. The new telephone number is +1 909 793-6516. The new fax number is +1 909 793-6214. Please update your contact info to reflect these changes.
Version 3.28.0 of the ISBT 128 product code database is now available to licensed facilities. Updates are listed in the version control sheet. The new database can be downloaded as an Access database or as text file tables.
2 July 2009
US Cellular Therapy Document - The United States Consensus Standard for the Uniform Labeling of Cellular Therapy Products using ISBT 128, Version 1.1.0 has been published! It is the result of the collaborative efforts of AABB, ASBMT, ASFA, FACT, ICCBBA, ISCT, and NMDP.
1 June 2009
Technical Specification v3.6.0 - A new version of the ISBT 128 Technical Specification has been released and supersedes the previous 3.5.1 version. Changes are noted in the internal version control sheet found in Section 1.3 of version 3.6.0. All previous versions of the Technical Specification can be accessed in the archive section of the ICCBBA website by clicking on "List Archived Files" at the top of the page after logging in.
1 June 2009
Registered facilities database - An updated facility identification database is now available to licensed facilities. The database contains the names and locations of all ICCBBA registered facilities worldwide and their assigned facility identification numbers. It is available both as an Excel file (collection_facilities.xls) and as a tab delimited Text file (collection_facilities.txt). Both documents are available from the download area of the web site. Amendments to entries in these tables should be notified to the ICCBBA office. (For US facilities registered and/or licensed with the FDA, the name and location of your facility should match what appears on your FDA registration or license.) View it here.
1 June 2009
US Consensus Standard v3.0.0 DRAFT - The US Consensus Standard for the Uniform Labeling of Blood and Blood Components v3.0.0 has been submitted to the FDA for approval. The latest Draft is available here. Please note that this not yet official until it has been approved by the FDA.
8 April 2009
Call for participants - GS1 and ICCBBA are forming a co-sponsored Task Group to develop a common global solution for the coding and labeling of plasma derivative products that will meet the needs of the international user community. Participants are invited from organizations which manufacture, distribute, use or regulate plasma derivative products and from software suppliers whose systems handle such products. Click here if you are interested in participating.
12 January 2009
GS1 and ICCBBA meeting report - read here for a report on GS1 and ICCBBA's international project to advance global standards for bar coding of Plasma Derivative products.
19 November 2008
Technical Bulletin 9 - A new Technical Bulletin has been published in support of the interface between GS1 and ISBT 128. This document pertains specifically to blood bag identification using GS1 and ISBT 128.
4 November 2008
GS1 and ICCBBA Collaboration - Read here for an update on what GS1 and ICCBBA are doing to standardize labeling for blood derivatives that can be read by either GS1 or ISBT 128 compatible software.
19 March 2008
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