In response to millions of dangerous products from China finding their way onto American store shelves, the US Food and Drug Administration made history today by opening the first foreign FDA office in Beijing. Better late than never. According to a CNN report the FDA is also planning on opening offices in Guangzhou and Shanghai China by the end … [Read more...]
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FDA Blames Failure to Inspect Chinese Drug Makers on Shortage of Funds
After recent debacles like the Digitek recall this week, and the heparin recall last month, it is obvious that a major overhaul is needed in the way we inspect, approve of and import drugs from overseas pharmaceutical companies. It seems that perhaps, finally, the US government is starting to take this threat seriously. Joe Sheffer reports on the … [Read more...]
FDA Drops The Ball Again – Chinese Drug Maker Not Inspected
The tainted blood thinner heparin, which was recalled in January, has been linked to four deaths in the US and about 350 other "complications".A recent report by Walt Bodanich and Jake Hooker of the New York Times reveals that the active ingredient in this blood thinner marketed by Baxter International was produced by a factory in China. No big … [Read more...]
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