What FDA Saw at Compounder Behind Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
This article was originally published in The Gold Sheet
Executive Summary
There was greenish-black and white filamentous matter in vials that had been recalled. The question confronting FDA investigators at NECC: How could it have gotten there?
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