FDA knew of problems at plant that made tainted alcohol wipes

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FDA knew of problems at plant that made tainted alcohol wipes

Documents show sterilization issues as early as 2009; dozens may have been

sickened

The death of a 2-year-old Houston boy from a rare infection blamed on

contaminated alcohol wipes may be only the first casualty tied to allegedly

shoddy sterilization practices by a Wisconsin medical products firm.

Since msnbc.com reported Feb. 15 about the death of on Kothari , who was

infected with the same type of rare bacteria that sparked the recall of tens of

millions of pads and swabs, dozens of people have stepped forward to say they

may have been sickened, too.

At the same time, government documents obtained by msnbc.com showed that federal

Food and Drug Administration inspectors knew about problems with contamination

and sterilization at a plant run by the Triad Group of Hartland, Wis., as early

as July 2009.

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