Practically 4,000 Hong Kong medical eye patches have been intercepted by U.S. Customs in Pittsburgh

CHURCHILL’S PAST. CHRIS: CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION JUST INTERCEPTED THOUSANDS OF EYE PATCHES ARRIVING IN THE US FROM HONG KONG AND INDICATED ON ALLEGHENY COUNTY. Here’s a look at the entire delivery. THE FDA HAS NOT APPROVED THESE EYE PATCHES FOR SALE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE VALUE OF ALL PATCHES IS MORE THAN 1 USD

Nearly 4,000 Hong Kong medical eye patches were intercepted by U.S. Customs in Pittsburgh

Updated: 5:30 p.m. EDT March 27, 2021

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Pittsburgh confiscated 3,740 Hong Kong medical eye patches. The FDA has not approved the eye patches for sale in the United States. The CBP said the patches had arrived in two shipments to separate addresses in Allegheny County. The first shipment arrived on January 4th and consisted of 2,300 medical eye patches. The second shipment of 1,440 medical eye patches arrived on February 8th. The CBP didn’t go into the types of drugs in the eye patches, but the FDA found the products violated federal food, drug, and cosmetics law. The import specialists at CBP estimated the domestic value of the eye patches to be more than $ 10,000.

PITTSBURGH –

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Pittsburgh confiscated 3,740 Hong Kong medical eye patches.

The FDA has not approved the eye patches for sale in the United States.

The CBP said the patches arrived in two shipments designed to separate addresses in Allegheny County.

The first shipment arrived on January 4th and consisted of 2,300 medical eye patches, and the second shipment of 1,440 medical eye patches arrived on February 8th.

The CBP didn’t go into the types of drugs in the eye patches, but the FDA found the products violated federal food, drug, and cosmetics law.

The import specialists at CBP estimated the domestic value of the eye patches to be more than $ 10,000.