Health Canada lost $20M in spoiled drugs after freezer door left open

Federal officials are facing mounting questions after $20 million worth of specialty drugs were destroyed at a secret Public Health Agency of Canada warehouse when staff failed to notice a freezer door had been left open — a lapse that also drew interest from a foreign national.

Blacklock's Reporter says the stunning admission came during testimony before the House of Commons health committee, where agency managers were pressed to explain how critical supplies in the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile could be ruined by what MPs described as a basic failure in oversight.

“We know the Auditor General is looking at this issue,” said Liberal MP Helena Jaczek (Markham–Stouffville, Ont.), following a closed-door session in which officials provided additional details. ---More...