WASHINGTON - A Georgia tissue bank says it will appeal the government's order to stop selling its cadaver tissue because its products have been linked to a death and serious infections. <br>
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Federal officials say Kennesaw-based CryoLife Incorporated can not guarantee the tissues are free of fungus or bacteria. <br>
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Wednesday's action by the Food and Drug Administration comes after months of failed inspections and negotiations with the company. <br>
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CryoLife is awaiting a hearing to appeal the FDA's order. Meanwhile, it has quarantined all its donated soft tissue while <br>
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The FDA ordered CryoLife to recall all the soft tissue such as cartilage and tendons that it has processed since October third. That's a month before a 23-year-old Minnesota man died from a bacterial infection linked to CryoLife cartilage that he received during reconstructive knee surgery.
