ID:

84

Date:

2006-06-21

Headline:

Feds fault Chiron for lax cleanup of flu shot plant

Reporter's name:

Sabin Russell

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

San Francisco Chronicle

City:

Washington, DC

Summary:

A Food and Drug Administration report obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle showed that Chiron Corp.’s troubled flu shot factory in England earned poor marks from U.S. federal regulators in the summer of 2005, just weeks before the company sent vaccines to the U.S.

Keywords:

flu shot; vaccine; Chiron Corp.; Novartis

Agencies:

FDA

States:

US

Districts:

ALL

Categories:

health care