OTC COVID-19 Tests Without Clearance For Sales Smuggled Into US
Executive Summary
Korean firm investigating how the test was imported and “strengthening contract terms and their enforcement” with distributors to curb “further attempts at illegal importation.” FDA granted an EUA in December for a different test made by firm.
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