Seven Convicted For Selling Tainted Capsules In Zhejiang
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Seven people were convicted by a Zhejiang court for selling tainted capsules as drugs and handed down jail sentences ranging from 10 months to 11 years.
Seven people were convicted by a Zhejiang court for selling tainted capsules as drugs and handed down jail sentences ranging from 10 months to 11 years. They were also fined RMB 30,000 to RMB 1.22 million. Media reported that some people had swallowed pharma capsules made of leather waste and contained excessive metal in April 2012. Subsequent official investigations discovered six provinces were affected with 13 contaminated batches of drugs from nine companies. (Click Here For More - Chinese Language
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“Seven People Sentenced, One with 11 Years’ Imprisonment In Tainted Capsule Incident In Zhejiang”- news365.com.cn (2/8/2013)