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

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

Associated Press3:35 p.m. CDT, April 4, 2011Wipes-maker stops work U.S. marshals seize materials at companyHARTLAND, 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 plantThe 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/ Related on the blog, the back story....Hepatitis C; FDA asks maker of tainted wipes to stop production

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