In December 1999, the drug and diagnostic manufacturer, Abbott Laboratories, was fined $100 million dollars by the FDA and had to recall a very large number of products from the market. None of these products was alleged to be defective, which is the usual cause of fines and recalls. Abbott had to undertake a massive corrective action program. The fines, the recalls, and the expenses for the corrective actions totally disrupted all project plans at the company.
Using library resources, find out the reason for this recall and fine. Be sure to cite your sources. Find the probable reason the penalty was so severe and give me your opinion on the real root cause of the recall.