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Chemical Manufacturer Settles Allegations Its Exports Violated Controlled Substances Act

Laboratory instrument manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc. agreed to pay $25,000 to settle allegations it violated the Controlled Substances Act by illicitly buying and distributing regulated chemicals, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts announced April 29.…

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemicals Inc., an affiliate of Thermo Fisher Scientific, failed to file export declarations when shipping covered chemicals to foreign customers, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The customers were other Thermo Fisher affiliates in India, the U.K. and South Korea, according to the settlement agreement.