For-Profit Company Approved to Extract Plasma at Double the Rate of Canadian Blood Services - Ontario Health Coalition

For-profit company approved to extract Ontarians' plasma at double the rate of Canadian Blood Services

For-profit company approved to extract plasma at double the rate of Canadian Blood Services - Ontario Health Coalition

(January 6, 2026) By: Gabe Oatley, TorontoToday.ca Health Canada cleared Grifols, which operates two paid collection clinics in Toronto, to extract plasma from its clients up to 104 times per year Advocates are worried Health Canada’s decision to allow a for-profit multinational company to extract blood plasma at twice the annual rate of Canadian Blood Services is putting Canadians at risk. Grifols, a Spanish pharmaceutical firm, opened two paid…