U.S. accuses China of pharmacists in the deaths of 81 American

Representatives of the U.S. Office of Food and Drug Administration FDA (Food and Drug Administration, FDA) on Monday, 21 April says that the drug produced in China Heparin contamination found caused the death of 81 people in the U.S., according to the New York Times. Chinese officials said that despite the fact that the drug in 11 countries, only the U.S. government's allegations that its use resulted in fatalities makes. Chinese manufacturers of heparin (anticoagulant, reduce blood clotting) admitted that there impurities in the product, but rejects the possibility that they may cause severe reactions in patients, the patients killed. Second assistant Ambassador of China has demanded that the U.S. government gave the Chinese experts to inspect the American factory, where questioning the bubbles produced for the Chinese heparin. As the director of the FDA drug center Janet Woodcock (Dr. Janet Woodcock), in the production of heparin worked for at least 12 Chinese companies. It is not known which provides the manufacturer have begun contaminated. The earliest samples of heparin contamination in U.S. 2006 are from. The U.S. government is not the first time that the Chinese producers accused in the delivery of goods to the United States, which are a threat to the lives and health of consumers. In August 2007, the American company Mattel recalled nearly a million toys made in China. Is to manufacture paint with a high lead content.