Saturday, October 27, 2012

Egad. FDA: Meningitis pharmacy "documented dozens of cases of mold and bacteria growing in rooms that were supposed to be sterile"

http://www.newsmax.com/US/Meningitis-mold-FDA-bacteria/2012/10/27/id/461719

FDA: Meningitis Pharmacy Knew Mold Was Growing in Sterile Room


"Staffers at a pharmacy linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak documented dozens of cases of mold and bacteria growing in rooms that were supposed to be sterile, according to federal health inspectors.
In a preliminary report on conditions at the pharmacy, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday that even when the contamination at New England Compounding Center exceeded the company's own safety levels, there is no evidence that staffers investigated or corrected the problem. The FDA uncovered some four dozen reports of potential contamination in company records, stretching back to January this year."



Read more on Newsmax.com: FDA: Pharmacy Tied to Outbreak Knew of Bacteria
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