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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Perrone

Safer eyedrops will require new FDA powers and resources, experts say

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

When you buy eyedrops at a U.S. store, you might assume you're getting a product made in a clean, well-maintained factory that’s passed muster with health regulators.

But repeated recalls involving over-the-counter drops are drawing new attention to just how little U.S. officials know about the conditions at some manufacturing plants on the other side of the world — and the limited tools they have to intervene when there's a problem.

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