
More than 1000 drug plants never inspected - sndean
http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/i5/1000-drug-plants-never-inspected.html
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Cerium
This is not really surprising. The FDA has to be very careful with how they
manage their resources. Before being allowed entry to the USA, the company
must file information about what they are doing and where and who they are.
They must also have a representative in the USA. All this information allows
the FDA to quickly find the source of problems and stop them should a
situation arrive.

If we handled this in any other way it would place an undue burden on either
the taxpayer or the companies. Who should pay the inspection fees for a
company importing very small volumes?

In the end, yes it is shocking, but the system generally works.

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DrScump
The Showa Denko K.K. tryptophan disaster[0] is one counterpoint.

[0]
[http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/trypto...](http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/DSH/trypto.html)

