Embattled J&J plant cited again by FDA

FDA inspectors aren't convinced that Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) is doing enough to fix problems at its troubled Fort Washington, PA, plant.

FDA inspectors aren't convinced that Johnson & Johnson ($JNJ) is doing enough to fix problems at its troubled Fort Washington, PA, plant. That's the facility that produced the children's drugs caught up in the massive recall earlier this year. Since then, it's been a major focus in J&J's efforts to fix its manufacturing slip-ups, which prompted more than a dozen recent recalls.

But in a recent visit to the McNeil Consumer Healthcare plant, which has been closed for an overhaul since April, FDA inspectors identified a number of quality control problems. The plant's staff didn't handle customer complaints properly, didn't fully review discrepancies in product batches and didn't keep proper records, the inspectors said.

The company says it's toiling to bring its processes up to snuff. In a statement, McNeil said it has been "working diligently to ensure that our manufacturing operations meet the level of quality that consumers and the FDA expect o