FDA Bans Convicted Importer for Five Years
Published Date: 6/17/2026
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Summary
Andrew Jonathan Morgan is officially banned for 5 years from importing any drugs into the U.S. because he was convicted of a serious crime related to drug importation. He didn’t respond to the FDA’s notice, so the ban started on June 17, 2026, and he can apply to end it anytime. This means no drug imports from him for a while, keeping things safe and legal.
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Five-Year Drug Import Ban
Andrew Jonathan Morgan is banned for 5 years from importing or offering for import any drug into the United States, effective June 17, 2026. This debarment follows his felony conviction on October 2, 2025, for misbranding drugs and covers importing, offering to import, or assisting others to import drugs while debarred.
How to Seek Debarment End
Mr. Morgan may apply at any time to end the debarment by submitting an application through https://www.regulations.gov or by written/paper submission to the Dockets Management Staff. Electronic applications will be posted publicly unchanged; to keep information confidential you must submit a written/paper application with two copies and mark the confidential version "THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION."
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