Florida Lab Pays $100K to Settle Claims of Violating Bioterrorism Law
Case: The OIG claimed that a Florida lab violated Federal Select Agent regulations by transferring a select toxin to an entity not registered to possess, use or transfer it and failing to get Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) for the transfer. Rather than chance an administrative proceeding, the lab has decided to settle the case for $100,000. Significance: Jointly comprised of the CDCP/Division of Select Agents and Toxins and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Agriculture Select Agent Services, the Federal Select Agent Program regulates possession, use and transfer of biological select agents and toxins that pose a threat to public, animal or plant health and products established in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to head off threats of bioterrorism.
Case: The OIG claimed that a Florida lab violated Federal Select Agent regulations by transferring a select toxin to an entity not registered to possess, use or transfer it and failing to get Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) for the transfer. Rather than chance an administrative proceeding, the lab has decided to settle the case for $100,000.
Significance: Jointly comprised of the CDCP/Division of Select Agents and Toxins and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Agriculture Select Agent Services, the Federal Select Agent Program regulates possession, use and transfer of biological select agents and toxins that pose a threat to public, animal or plant health and products established in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to head off threats of bioterrorism.
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