Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to begin by just underlining that Health Canada was inspecting Sandoz. We did do an inspection. We found a number of areas. We made some observations in our report to them and we're following up with them.
We made, as we do in any inspection, observations and asked for further follow-up. The FDA in their inspection of Sandoz, which includes two plants in the U.S. and one in Canada, found a particular issue. Their approach was to issue a warning letter. It was Sandoz who made a business decision about how to respond to that warning letter. So Health Canada had and continues to be inspecting the plants in Boucherville, Quebec.
We had found areas that we had already written to the company on, asking for them to take corrective action. The FDA and the product in question was a product not sold into the Canadian market. Their approach was a warning letter, and it was Sandoz that made a business decision about how to respond, not just in the Boucherville plant but the two other plants in the United States. That is important to know.