Arizona Inspectors Tangle with Testing Company Theranos for Failing to Meet Lab Regulations
A major Silicon Valley lab-testing company is in some hot water after lab inspectors in Arizona found several issues in its practices, management, and general direction.
According to USA Today, lab-testing giant Theranos recently suspended use of its finger-prick blood draw technique after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration raised concerns with the technology. As it turns out, this decision was prompted by Arizona inspectors who questioned the company's consistent failure to meet basic lab regulations.
The failed inspection centered around four main deficiencies at the lab: proficiency testing; validation of instruments used to analyze blood samples; humidity levels for lab instruments; and blood sample collection methods.
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