UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 8, 2009

NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Delaware	000-24050	36-3378733
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification
Incorporation)		No.)

1560 Sherman Avenue
Suite 1000
Evanston, Illinois 60201-4800
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(847) 864-3500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 8, 2009, Northfield Laboratories Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had terminated the employment of substantially all of its operational and staff employees at its manufacturing facility in Mount Prospect, Illinois and headquarters in Evanston, Illinois.

The information in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit referenced in Item 9.01 below will not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor will such information or exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated May 8, 2009.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: May 11, 2009	NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.
	By:	/s/ Jack J. Kogut
		Jack J. Kogut
		Senior Vice President Administration

Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated May 8, 2009.

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