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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
9 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is a party to various legal proceedings and claims arising out of the ordinary course of its business. The Company believes that except for those matters described below, there are no other proceedings or claims pending against it the ultimate resolution of which could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations. At each reporting period, the Company evaluates whether or not a potential loss amount or a potential range of loss is probable and reasonably estimable under ASC 450, Contingencies, for all matters. Legal costs are expensed as incurred.

Litigation and Related Matters

Product Recalls

In March 2018, the Company issued a voluntary recall of specific lots of its AcrodoseTM Plus and PL Systems sold to its Blood Center customers in the U.S. The recall resulted from reports of low pH readings for platelets stored in the CLX HP bag and, in some instances, an accompanying yellow discoloration of the storage bag. For a period of nine weeks, the Company was unable to provide its customers with its Acrodose Plus and PL Systems. As a result of the recall, Blood Center customers may have discarded collected platelets and incurred other damages. As of December 29, 2018, the Company has recorded cumulative charges of $2.2 million associated with this recall which consists of $1.3 million of charges associated with customer returns and inventory reserves and $0.9 million of charges associated with customer claims. The Company may record incremental charges for customer claims in future periods associated with this recall.

In August 2018, the Company issued a voluntary recall of certain whole blood collection kits sold to its Blood Center customers in the U.S. The recall resulted from some collection sets' filters failing to adequately remove leukocytes from collected blood. As a result of the recall, the Company's Blood Center customers may have conducted tests to confirm that the collected blood was adequately leukoreduced, sold the collected blood labeled as non-leukoreduced at a lower price or discarded the collected blood. As of December 29, 2018, the Company has recorded cumulative charges of $1.4 million associated with this recall which consists of $0.1 million of charges associated with customer returns and inventory reserves and $1.3 million of charges associated with customer claims. The Company may record incremental charges for customer claims in future periods associated with this recall.