China says vaccine manufacturer Changsheng broke manufacturing rules, broke records -Xinhua

said that the company had systematically falsified production and test records to avoid regulatory control, according to Xinhua.

"The company used expired materials to produce rabies vaccine and falsified the date of production," found the group's investigation.

"To cover violations, the company systematically produced production and test records."

It was found that Changsheng had falsified data and sold vaccines that were ineffective for children.

China's drug regulatory agency has accused Changsheng of making production and inspection records related to a regular rabies vaccine administered to infants. Advertisement

President Xi Jinping ordered all relevant departments to investigate the scandal, which sparked public outrage in the latter case of contaminated medical products.

The company also sold 252,600 doses of DPT ineffective. vaccines to vaccinate children against diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus.

(Report of the Beijing Monitoring Bureau, edited by Kevin Liffey and Jason Neely)