U.S. Food and Drug frequent product problems

Recently, the U.S. band some well-known companies are product quality problems - such as insects appear in infant formula, found shards of glass injection, given children's Tylenol mold equipment smell, the wide product recall issues of concern to the United States allows consumers the confidence of the top pharmaceutical companies greatly affected.
Industry officials and experts said the well-known products, due in part to frequent problems is related to the regulatory agency is more strict than before.
Also in the pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotechnology and medical device manufacturing company drastically in channels such as operations and supply chain to cut costs to improve profits, the industry's quality control has also become relaxed together.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Secretary Margaret Hamburg, told Reuters: "(the recent recalls) of problems, taking into account the nature of the product or the recall of the scale, very, very impressive. In the absolute amount speaking, I think to grow, but this reflects a more vigilant than we had before. "
"Economic pressures may result in opportunistic, we should be very wary of that," Hamburg said, "We found problems, is to respond more quickly to ensure that appropriate remedial measures."
These problems occur because in some factories do not carry out routine maintenance procedures in a timely manner, some with cheaper overseas suppliers, the use of seemingly harmless materials to store and transport products.
An independent research organization, said Ira Loss of Washington Analysis, those caught in trouble in the manufacture of the budget has been cut for years.
In recent years, thousands of health care companies to cut jobs, the first is the manufacturing sector hurt the business.
By Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N: Quote)'s drug appears musty odor, and other problems in the production process, resulting in the company's recall of nearly 2 million bottles of different drugs, which led to its third-quarter sales in the United States dropped by 25 %.
U.S. Abbott (ABT.N: Quote) milk products due to appear in insects, the recall of some milk powder, which promotes competition in the sale of Mead Johnson products. (End)