Issues With Syringes Made in China ‘More Widespread’ Than Expected: FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has advised Americans to continue against using plastic syringes made in China, as further investigation shows the products’ problem is “more widespread” than expected. The FDA announced last November that it was looking into reports of leaks, breakages, changes of dimensions, and other quality problems with plastic syringes manufactured in China. The agency was conducting further investigations along with federal partners and “as necessary, may prevent syringes made in China from entering the United States,” it added. On Tuesday, the health regulator said it had issued warning letters to Jiangsu Shenli Medical Production Co. Ltd, a syringe manufacturer based in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang, along with Medline Industries and Sol-Millenium Medical, two U.S.-based companies that market and distribute China-made syringes. The FDA accused the three companies of failing to meet quality requirements, saying that they were involved in selling or distributing China-made syringes that “have not been cleared or approved by the FDA” for use in America....