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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