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): January 16, 2007

NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		000-24050 (Commission File Number)		36-3378733 (IRS Employer Identification 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 8.01 Other Events

     On January 16, 2007, Northfield Laboratories Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), posted on its internet website, www.northfieldlabs.com, a letter to shareholders from Steven A. Gould, M.D., the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Letter to Shareholders dated January 16, 2007

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.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Letter to Shareholders dated January 16, 2007