US meningitis outbreak (25 dead): Pharmacy staff 'aware of bacteria' in sterile rooms
Staff at a pharmacy linked to the deadly US meningitis outbreak logged, but appeared to ignore, dozens of cases of mould and bacteria growing in supposedly sterile rooms, according to government health inspectors.
In a preliminary report on conditions at the pharmacy, the US Food and Drug Administration said even when the contamination at New England Compounding Centre exceeded the company’s own safety levels, there was no evidence that workers investigated or corrected the problem.
