Feds seek injunction against maker of tainted wipes

Federal officials on Friday sought a permanent injuction against the Wisconsin firm accused of making and distributing medical products potentially tainted with life-threatening bacteria, a spokeswoman for the Food and Drug Administration said. Filed by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection Litigation and the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the move seeks a consent decree against the Triad Group and H&P Industries of Hartland, Wis., which are accused of violiating good manufacturing standards and failing to heed FDA inspections and warnings about problems with contamination and sterility. (MSNBC.COM, 6/13)