# The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005, Paragraph 1.1


Liquid storage
Component
Temperature of storage
Maximum storage time
Red cell preparations and whole blood (if used for transfusion as whole blood)
+2 to +6°C
28 to 49 days according to the processes used for collection, processing and storage
Platelet preparations
+20 to +24°C
5 days, may be stored for 7 days in conjunction with detection or reduction of bacterial contamination
Granulocytes
+20 to +24°C
24 hours

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/50/schedule/part/4/paragraph/1n9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/blood-safety-and-quality-regulations-2005/schedule/part-4/paragraph-1n9
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.