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FDA took 684 days to warn meningitis-linked firm: files

By Reuters

Posted: November 21, 2012 - 11:45 am ET

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took 684 days to issue a warning letter after uncovering serious issues at the pharmacy at the center of the deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak, newly released documents showed.

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