Red Cross fined for breaking safety laws
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060909/ap_on_go_ot/red_cross_blood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060908/i/r4161655898.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=XbbycU_IgXNwAT.cjYbSZg--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A Red Cross medical worker takes blood from a volunteer in an undated file photo. The government fined the American Red Cross $4.2 million for failing to ask blood donors proper screening questions and skipping other steps meant to keep the blood supply safe, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/American National Red Cross/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - The government said Friday it was fining the American Red Cross a record $4.2 million for violating blood-safety laws. The violations include failing to reject donors who had traveled to malarial areas and allowing blood and related products to be distributed without proper testing, said Margaret Glavin, the Food and Drug Administration's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.</p><br clear="all"/>