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Birds, bugs, and bogus trade secrets at Chinese plant alarm FDA inspectors

  • Ed Silverman

By Ed Silverman Dec. 22, 2016

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A Chinese company recently gave new meaning to the expression ‘our lips are sealed.’

When a US Food and Drug Administration inspector arrived last June at a facility run by Baoying County Fukang Medical Appliance, one of the employees refused to explain the microbiological testing process. Why was that? The inspector was told those are trade secrets. End of story.

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Ed Silverman

Ed Silverman

Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer

Ed Silverman covers the pharmaceutical industry.

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