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Probe Finds Kaketsuken’s GMP Violations “Extremely Malicious”, MHLW to Impose Penalty
A third-party probe panel on December 2 reported an organizational cover-up found in the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute’s GMP violations over its blood products, lambasting the conduct as being “extremely malicious” and hinting at possible criminal charges. The Ministry of Health,…
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