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Health Minister and ANMAT Chief Skip Fentanyl Hearing as Congress Sets December 9 Reform Report

Their absence sharpened focus on oversight failures, with lawmakers preparing proposals centered on mandatory digital traceability and a clearer legal framework for the regulator.

Overview

  • Mario Lugones and ANMAT head Agustina (Nélida) Bisio declined Wednesday’s lower-house session, sending notes citing scheduling conflicts as the commission held its final working meeting.
  • Lawmakers scheduled a wrap‑up session on December 2 and set December 9 to release conclusions and recommendations on traceability, ANMAT’s mandate, and victim support.
  • Judge Ernesto Kreplak told deputies that traceability work confirmed more than 154,000 adulterated fentanyl ampoules circulated and that tests found two contaminated lots.
  • The judicial file currently records 124 deaths linked to hospital‑administered contaminated fentanyl, with the initial cluster traced to Hospital Italiano de La Plata.
  • Victims’ families continued to shape proposals for end‑to‑end digital tracking and records access, as Santa Fe legislators met relatives and the commission sought a meeting between the minister and families.