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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone and Nicky Forster

5 takeaways from AP's report on the big backlog of uninspected drug factories

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As COVID-19 swept across the globe in early 2020, the Food and Drug Administration pulled most of its safety inspectors from the field, creating a massive backlog of uninspected pharmaceutical plants in the U.S. and overseas.

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