China Behind Japanese Recall of US-Made Heparin

Three Japanese companies recently recalled the drug, heparin, because its manufacturer in Wisconsin uses ingredients from China. They cite precaution as their reason for the recall. Scientific Protein Laboratories in Waunakee, Wisconsin, gets its product from its own plant in China. It also provides the active ingredient in heparin to Baxter International Inc., in Deerfield. Last month, the Scientific Protein plant in China was forced to close after hundreds of people in the US reported life-threatening allergic reactions, at least four of which resulted in death, to the heparin linked to the China source. Read more