Leiner Health Products Submits Proposed Agreement with Department of Justice to U.S. Bankruptcy Court fo... ( Resolves Allegations of Compli...)

Leiner Health Products Submits Proposed Agreement with Department of Justice to U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Approval

Date:5/9/2008

Resolves Allegations of Compliance Matters at Defunct Facility

CARSON, Calif., May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Leiner Health Products Inc. ("Leiner" or "the Company") announced today that it has submitted a proposed agreement with the United States Department of Justice to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware for approval. The proposed agreement would resolve the previously disclosed investigation concerning the production, control and distribution of certain over-the-counter (OTC) drug products at the Company's now defunct Fort Mill, South Carolina facility. The agreement is subject to approval and acceptance by the United States District Court in Columbia, South Carolina.

This agreement would resolve the government's investigation of allegations against Leiner, which were related to a previously disclosed Form 483 report the Company received from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 16, 2007. Both the investigation and the Form 483 pertained to activities that took place at the now closed Fort Mill facility prior to the arrival of the current Quality Control management team.

"Leiner took immediate action to correct this situation," said Robert K. Reynolds, CEO and President of Leiner. "In addition to the closure of the affected facility, we also restructured our Quality Control systems, including top to bottom personnel changes and implementation of strengthened compliance programs to ensure that all products conform to Leiner's rigorous standards."

Under the terms of the agreement, Leiner Health Products, LLC, a subsidiary of Leiner Health Products Inc., would enter a plea of guilty to one count of mail fraud and would forfeit $10 million in cash in lieu of a fine. The agreement in no way implicates or affects Leiner's ability to manufacture and distribute vitamin and mineral products.

Mr. Reynolds continued, "We are pleased to put these issues behind us, and we are committed to providing consumers with the best valu
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