"Uncovering a Bio-Meth Lab: Illegal Chinese COVID Lab Discovered in Reedley, CA"

A Chinese company, Universal Meditech, Inc. (UMI), and its successor, Prestige Biotech, have been operating an unlicensed and unregulated laboratory in Reedley, CA, where investigators discovered the production of COVID-19 and pregnancy tests, as well as blood, tissue, and other bodily fluid samples. Thousands of vials containing unlabeled fluids and suspected biological material were also found. The lab was found to be in possession of infectious agents, including chlamydia, E. Coli, streptococcus pneumonia, hepatitis B and C, herpes 1 and 5, rubella, and samples of malaria. The investigation is ongoing, and questions remain about the authorization and purpose of the lab, as well as potential involvement of the California Department of Public Health and the Newsom administration.