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Rick Scott: “25% of the companies [Chinese and Indian] have FDA…”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Responding to Global Threats: A Conversation with Senator Rick Scott

Published | Video Starts at 34:03

And it says that, you know, if you buy produce at a grocery store, where it's made, okay, but you put the pill in your bottle, in your mouth. I mean, you have no idea. And most of those companies, 25% of the companies [Chinese and Indian] have FDA violations with almost no inspections. And FDA doesn't stop them from selling the drugs to you. I mean, it's. Well, it's like everybody's okay with this, right? So basically, all of this is about when you're thinking about China. (34:03–34:08)

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Asserts that 25% of Chinese and Indian drug companies have FDA violations with minimal inspections.

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