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MEDICAL TEST MAKER HALTS ALL SHIPMENTS
July 1, 2005
A supplier of a medical test used by dialysis patients said it had voluntarily placed shipments of all its products on hold in the wake of a FDA audit. Nichols Institute Diagnostics of San Clemente, Calif., which also sells tests to detect anemia, thyroid disorders and other conditions, said it was subjecting all products in its inventory to an additional "quality review" before shipping them. The company gave no details on the FDA inspection, which is continuing. The company, a unit of Quest Diagnostics of Teterboro, N.J., is a provider of bone metabolism tests in the kidney dialysis market.
Los Angeles Times