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Argentina Permanently Revokes Licenses of Laboratories Implicated in Contaminated Fentanyl Case

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Argentina's National Administration of Drugs, Foods and Medical Devices (Anmat) permanently revoked the operating licenses of laboratories HLB Pharma and Laboratorios Ramallo, linked to the production of contaminated fentanyl that caused the deaths of at least 111 people between late 2024 and the first half of 2025, in one of the worst health tragedies in the country's recent history.

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By means of Regulation 1848 published in the Official Gazette of Friday, 10 April, the National Administration of the National Administration of Medications, Food and Medical Technology (Anmat) definitively withdrew the qualifications of the laboratories HLB Pharma and Ramallo, involved in the cause of contaminated fentanyl. “Cancelling the corresponding files and without prejudice to the inhibition of the productive activities of both firms”, c…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The National Administration of Medications, Food and Medical Technology (Anmat) definitively decommissioned the qualifications and files of the laboratories HLB Pharma and Ramallo, linked to the production of contaminated fentanyl that dozens of victims. According to the resolution published this Friday in the Official Gazette, the measure complements and completes the process initiated by Regulation 3158/2025, which had already inhibited the pr…

The National Administration of Medicines, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT) decided this Friday to cancel the ratings of HLB Pharma Group S.A. and Laboratorios Ramallo S.A., two firms that had been left under the magnifying glass because of their connection with the case of contaminated fentanyl. The decision was officialized this Friday by provision 1848/2026 published in the Official Gazette. The measure implies the administrative closure of…

The measure was formalized in the Official Gazette after serious failures in quality controls and in the operation of both laboratories. Judicial investigation remains open and keeps the products involved under surveillance. Read more

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The National Administration of Medications, Food and Medical Technology (Anmat) decided to permanently deregister the HLB Pharma Group S.A. and Laboratorios Ramallo S.A., the two firms that were under investigation in the case of the contaminated fentanyl. The measure was formalized on Friday through Regulation 1848/2026, published in the Official Gazette. With this decision, the agency cancelled the files of both companies and advanced with the…

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la Nacion broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Friday, April 10, 2026.
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