China Says Makers of Antibiotic to Blame for Six Deaths

中国称抗生素制造厂家为六人死亡负责

Investigators in China say manufacturing errors led to six deaths blamed on use of a Chinese-made antibiotic. The state-run China Daily quotes the State Food and Drug Administration as saying the Anhui Huayuan Worldbest Biology Pharmacy Company failed to use proper sterilization procedure in manufacturing the drug (Xinfu) . It says the agency will punish the company for its production failure, but adds no further details.

The government ordered a recall of more than a million bottles of the drug after the first death was reported in late July. Since then, five other people who took the drug have died, and 80 have fallen ill in provinces including Zhejiang, Heilongjiang, Hunan and Shandong.

中国调查人员说，生产过程不当导致6人在使用一种中国生产的一种抗生素后死亡。官方中国日报援引中国食品药品监督管理局的话说，安徽华源生物药业有限公司在生产“欣弗”药剂的过程中，未能进行正确消毒过程。管理局说，将惩罚这家公司的生产失误，但是没有进一步说明细节。

在7月下旬报告发生第一起死亡事件后，政府下令收回100多万支该药药剂。此后，又有5人因使用这种药剂死亡，另有80人生病，受害者来自浙江、黑龙江、湖南和山东。