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Former Head of China's FDA Sentenced to Death

Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China’s Food and Drug Administration, was recently convicted of taking bribes in exchange for giving eight companies a free pass on drug approval. One of the drugs was linked to 10 deaths before being recalled. Zheng’s acts "greatly undermined … the efficiency of China’s drug monitoring and supervision, endangered […]

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Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of China's Food and Drug Administration, was recently convicted of taking bribes in exchange for giving eight companies a free pass on drug approval. One of the drugs was linked to 10 deaths before being recalled.

Zheng's acts "greatly undermined ... the efficiency of China's drug monitoring and supervision, endangered public life and health and had a very negative social impact," the court said.

The punishment? Death.

Ex-China drug regulator to be executed [Associated Press]