COVID-19: FDA probing illegal sales of test kits onlineBy Lin Hui-chin, Su Yung-yao and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporters, with staff writerThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday said it is investigating the online sale of rapid COVID-19 testing products in contravention of rules against the unlicensed sale of medical equipment and “distance” commerce. Testing kits are classified as medical equipment and therefore can only be sold by certified vendors and pharmacies, FDA Medical Devices and Cosmetics Division specialist Lin Hsin-hui (林欣慧) said. People walk past empty dining tables in Taipei yesterday, the first day of a ban on all on-site dining and drinking in response to an increase in the number of domestic COVID-19 cases. Medical staff yesterday test a man for COVID-19 at a screening facility in Taipei. Photo: Fang Pin-chao, Taipei TimesWhile buying rapid testing kits from licensed vendors is not illegal, Lin advised against businesses purchasing them to test their employees, as the safety and accuracy of self-administered tests cannot be guaranteed.

Source: Taipei Times May 24, 2021 15:56 UTC