In a recent CBS news report, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accused the Red Cross of repeatedly taking blood from high-risk donors infected with hepatitis and other diseases. According to the FDA, which is asking a Federal judge to fine the organization over its inadequate blood-collecting procedures, the Red Cross has mislabeled and released tainted blood, mixed infected blood with safe blood and lost HIV-positive blood on many occasions. The Red Cross handles half of the nation's blood supply. The association denied the allegations, insisting that its blood supply "is as safe as it has ever been."