2026-09-23 · The Globe and Mail
🔮 The company voluntarily stopped collecting plasma in Canada on Aug. 14, saying the pause would be temporary as it worked through improvements to address Health Canada’s concerns.
Rodiyat Alabede, a 22-year-old university student, began experiencing cardiac problems during a donation at a Grifols site on Taylor Avenue last October and was pronounced dead at hospital about an hour later.
Health Canada told media there was “no linkage” between Ms. Alabede’s death and the donation activity. assertive