Meningitis Outbreak: The Mold and Bacteria is on The House.

[evildevil]

Freedom from the Tyranny of Sanitation and Government Regulation!

F.D.A. Details Contamination at Pharmacy

A federal inspection of a company whose tainted pain medicine has caused one of the worst public health drug disasters since the 1930s found greenish-yellow residue on sterilization equipment, surfaces coated with levels of mold and bacteria

Comments

[the_gabih]

[shadowesque13]

FUCKING THIS REACTION. This should horrify absolutely anyone, but it gets even scarier/more infuriating after adding in microbio classes and having talked about cases like this. Just. Just screaming in horror.

[koshkabegemot]

My reaction precisely, tbh.

[kittymink]

ewewewewewewewewewewew

[ladylothwen]

So many people in my area have been affected by this and there have been a few who've died. It's been really horrifying especially because this was after a local compound pharmacy had to be closed due to selling contaminated products to patients and local doctor's.

[ragnor144]

Some observers said that weighing in loudly and publicly on a contentious issue was simply not Dr. Hamburg’s style.

Only in a world where corporations are people is this a contentious issue. People died through gross negligence.

[mercystars]

Federal officials also drew attention to the company’s proximity to a recycling plant where excavators and freight trucks heaped old mattresses, plastics and other materials, generating large amounts of dust. The plant, which is owned by one of the same people as the pharmacy, has not always complied with regulations and has drawn complaints, according to records in Framingham, Mass., where the company is located.

of course. who gives a shit about sanitation/regulations/safety when there's money to be made. so much for that stale old rallying cry of 'b-b-b-but the free market will police itself, why would businesses want to harm their customerzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz'