The Free Hand of the Market 0
Why didn’t the free and unfettered market sort this out?
The syringes contained Heparin, a blood thinner, and saline, and were recalled in December 2007 after an outbreak of illnesses. Health inspectors identified bacterial infections in Colorado, Texas, Illinois and Florida.
Oh. I forgot. It did.
According to the lead (and, dammit, it’s “lead,” not “lede”) for the story (follow the link), not steriziling the syringes was a “cost-cutting move.”