Might be interesting to someone.... Nat
. TYLER, Tex. -- Thousands of glucose-testing strips, used by diabetics to check blood-sugar levels, were recalled nationwide in late 2002 after boxes of strips made for use outside the United States were found at a Texas wholesaler's warehouse. The foreign designation on the packaging was covered. Strips intended for use outside the United States are calibrated for a metric system, meaning they could give false readings and put diabetics at risk if used with U.S. measurements. "I don't know how this happened, and we're a very small company so I may never be able to find out," said Gary Krantz, owner of Diagnostic Solutions Inc., maker of the strips. "It happens because the prices on products going international are cheaper." http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3316-2003Oct22.html
