The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied Yong Sheng Jiao's request for a hearing and has banned him from importing or offering to import any drugs into the United States for five years. This decision stems from Jiao's conviction for importing misbranded drugs, specifically dipyrone, by mislabeling them as sebacic acid. Jiao tried to argue that he was not responsible for the misbranding, claiming it was his supplier's fault, but the FDA maintained that his guilty plea in court provided enough basis for the ban. The FDA determined a five-year ban was appropriate after weighing the seriousness of his offense against the few mitigating actions he took.
Simple Explanation
The FDA has told a man named Yong Sheng Jiao that he can't bring or try to bring any medicines into the U.S. for five years because he broke a rule by trying to sneak in some medicine (dipyrone) pretending it was something else (sebacic acid).