Chongqing Qiancan: de-registered the week FDA asked for records
An API maker shipping to US compounders got a records request in June, dropped its FDA registration twelve days later, then signed back up. FDA blocked its drugs at the border in August.
What FDA found
- Import records showed several API shipments for US prescription compounding that named Qiancan as the maker.
- FDA asked for records on 17 June 2026. Qiancan de-registered and pulled its drug listing on 29 June, then replied that it could not meet FDA requirements.
- No records were ever sent, though its API was still in the US market and within expiry.
- The firm registered with FDA again on 13 July 2026.
Timeline
How it got here
17 JUN 2026
FDA records request under section 704(a)(4)
29 JUN 2026
Qiancan de-registers and drops its drug listing
30 JUN 2026
Replies it cannot meet FDA requirements
13 JUL 2026
Registers again
26 AUG 2026
All drugs placed on Import Alert 66-79
29 OCT 2026
Warning Letter