Meet the global standard for blood, tissue, and organ identification

ISBT 128 sets a global standard for the identification, labeling and information processing of human blood, tissue and organ products across international borders and disparate health care systems. The standard has been designed and perfected over a period of almost two decades to ensure the highest levels of accuracy, safety and efficiency for the benefit of donors, patients and official ISBT 128 licensed facilities worldwide.

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 - We have updated our database to reflect all current additions and corrections.  It is available as an Excel spreadsheet or in Text format.  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

 

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