FDA knew of issues at plant that made tainted wipes

The death of a 2-year-old Houston boy from a rare infection blamed on contaminated alcohol wipes may be only the first casualty tied to allegedly shoddy sterilization practices by a Wisconsin medical products firm.

Since msnbc.com reported Feb. 15 about the death of Harrison Kothari , who was infected with the same type of rare bacteria that sparked the recall of tens of millions of pads and swabs, dozens of people have stepped forward to say they may have been sickened, too.

Another 100 reports of problems with alcohol prep pads have been logged by the FDA since the Jan. 5 recall of Triad products because of potential contamination with the bacteria Bacillus cereus, an agency spokesman said.

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