Monday, April 4, 2011

More On Tainted Wipes;U.S. marshals seize materials at company

Associated Press

3:35 p.m. CDT, April 4, 2011

Wipes-maker stops work

U.S. marshals seize materials at company

HARTLAND, Wis.— A medical products maker in Hartland ceased production Monday after the U.S. Marshals Service arrived to quarantine or seize materials.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports H  &  P Industries, which makes alcohol wipes and other products under the name Triad Group, has been under investigation by the Food and Drug Administration.

Last week, the FDA asked H  &  P Industries to voluntarily stop production of its drug products.

A Triad Group spokeswoman confirms that production was stopped Monday and that U.S. marshals were there.

A company spokeswoman confirmed that production was shut down, voluntarily, on Monday after U.S. Marshals arrived with orders to seize materials that might have included products.

H  &  P officials were not available for comment, according to spokeswoman Christy Maginn.

It's rare for the FDA and U.S. Marshals to seize materials at a medical products plant

The company has been sued by a Texas couple who blame it for the death of their 2-year-old son. They claim an alcohol wipe made by the company was the likely source of an infection that killed their son in November.

The Journal Sentinel story is here: http://bit.ly/gZNus6

Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com/

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