Is there a country of origin labeling requirement for Rxs? On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 6:09 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yep, I've often wondered about this. The US used to keep industries > like sugar and textile/clothing industries alive because they were > considered critical defense industries. This was stopped in the > clinton era and the big 5 sugar companies in HI collapsed, and C Brewer > died. Brewer was one of the first to diversify, but that still did not > keep them out of trouble. C Brewer had been in existence since 1826 > and was one of the oldest companies in the world. The textile/clothing > industries remaining died about the same time. > > Drug manufacturing is such a high profit biz, I was unaware that we > depended on the chicoms for drugs. I was aware that a lot were being > made in india, along with a lot of fakes being made in india. I was not > aware that the usa has pretty much no drug mfg capacity. That is > dangerous for such a drug addicted country. > > Scott Ritchey via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > March 10, 2020 at 12:19 AM > > This scenario has highlighted our (US) over-dependence on medical > > supplies (like drugs) from China. When I was in the military > > procurement business, we had to source everything for critical systems > > from the US or other non-interruptible sources. IMO, we need similar > > policies for critical medical supplies. > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
