If inspections or complaints show that a blood bank is not following regulations, authorities can:

·       Issue warnings and require corrective actions.

·       Temporarily suspend the license until problems are fixed.

·       Permanently cancel the license and stop the center from operating if serious or repeated violations are found.

Consequences can include:

·       Legal action against the owners or responsible medical officers.

·       Public notices asking people to avoid that facility.

·       Integration of its patients into safer, licensed services.

For donors and patients, this underlines why it is important to choose only licensed, regulated centers.