The Food and Drug Administration has revealed that the maker of a brand of eye drops linked to an outbreak of fatal bacterial infections failed to follow multiple safety protocols.
The FDA visited a Global Pharma Healthcare facility in India for an inspection in mid-February and found dozens of issues ranging from dirty equipment and clothing to missing safeguards and procedures.
The inspection came two-and-a-half weeks after the company voluntarily recalled the EzriCare artificial tears product because of possible contamination.
When the recall was issued, there were already 55 reports of adverse events, including eye infections, permanent loss of vision, and at least one death from a bloodstream infection.
Attorneys for Gov. Ron DeSantis are asking a federal judge on Tuesday to dismiss a free speech lawsuit filed by Disney after the Florida governor took over Walt Disney World's governing district in retaliation for the company opposing a state law that banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades.
The Biden administration announced the first of many coming federal investments in computer chip production, saying Monday that it would provide $35 million for BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making chips for military aircraft, including F-15 and F-35 jets.