Double Whammy: Lepu Medical’s Class I COVID-19 Diagnostics Recall Followed By FDA Warning Letter
Executive Summary
The US FDA sent the enforcement letter to China-based Lepu Medical Technologies roughly two months after the agency told health care providers to stop using COVID-19 tests made by the firm.
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