Pfizer quizzed as part of China corruption probe

Pfizer said in the filing it was producing records in accordance with the request, but did not elaborate further. File picture.
Drug giant Pfizer has received informal requests from the US Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice for information on its China operations, according to a regulatory filing lodged by the company this week.
Pfizer said the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act unit within the Sec asked for information on its business in China in August. The same unit within the US Department of Justice made a similar request in June, which was disclosed in a previous filing.