SINGAPORE: Cordlife has been given permission to begin its” controlled way” cord blood banking service.
It will not be allowed to collect , check, process and/or business more than 30 models of new rope blood per quarter, from Sep 15, 2024, to Jan 13, 2025.
The Ministry of Health ( MOH) announced these restrictions on Thursday ( Aug 29 ), keeping the interests of its customers in mind.  ,
MOH’s see, which was issued to Cordlife on Thursday, is pending the agency’s written images.  ,
On Dec 15, 2023, the health ministry directed Cordlife to prevent the series, testing, processing and storage of any new cord blood for a period of six months, after it was revealed that , seven of the company’s storage tanks were exposed to temperatures above appropriate boundaries.
In April, MOH said that about 5, 300 thread blood products stored in a subsequent Cordlife tank and clean carrier were deemed “non-viable”.
This is on top of the approximately 2, 200 thread body products that were damaged in the first cylinder, which affected at least 2, 150 customers.
For Cordlife to complete the verification of its innovative cord blood running technique, the suspension was extended by an additional three times on June 15 this time.
According to the government, follow-up reviews conducted by MOH on Cordlife in August revealed that Cordlife has fulfilled all necessary conditions for the application of its cord blood banks solutions.  ,
” C Cordlife, for instance, has improved its event monitoring and increase process, updated its new rope body processing method, and introduced a new temperature monitoring system with tolerable temperature monitoring practices.
MOH has, however, requested that Cordlife use a carefully crafted strategy to gradually increase the number of its services in order to ensure the welfare of its customers. This is also considering that Cordlife has undergone significant changes in its governance, manpower and processes, “it added.  ,
MOH said it will continue to closely monitor Cordlife’s operational stability, staff capabilities and continued compliance with its regulatory requirements, including prior to its next licence renewal on Jan 13, 2025.