Flags are seen outside Novo Nordisk headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, February 5, 2020.
REUTERS/Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Novo Nordisk A/S FollowCOPENHAGEN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk's (NOVOb.CO) shares fell on Monday after financial news agency MarketWire reported that U.S. drug regulators had recently issued a report detailing quality control lapses at the group's Clayton, North Carolina plant, citing sources.
Novo Nordisk declined to comment on the report, but said in an emailed statement that the site was "running and producing for the market".
MarketWire did not specify when the FDA inspection occurred.
According to the FDA, a Form 483 is a type of agency report containing "observations" that FDA inspectors "deem to be objectionable".
Persons:
Jacob Gronholt, Pedersen, MarketWire, Clayton, Maggie Fick, Anna Ringstrom, Jan Harvey
Organizations:
Novo Nordisk, REUTERS, Reuters, FDA, Thomson
Locations:
Novo, Copenhagen, Denmark, Clayton, North Carolina