▁one - day ▁notice ▁on ▁most ▁products , ▁including ▁ins ul in , ▁such ▁that ▁one ▁report ▁noted ▁that ▁" some ▁of ▁its ▁ins ul in ▁wh oles ale ▁prices ▁became ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁top ▁U . S . ▁ret ail ▁prices ▁found ▁in ▁a ▁check ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁at ▁Ni ag ara ▁F alls ." ▁A ▁more ▁serious ▁f aux ▁pas ▁was ▁noted ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁an ▁un ann ounced ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁pot ency ▁of ▁a ▁small po x ▁v acc ine ▁which ▁caused ▁strong ▁re actions ▁in ▁patients ▁and ▁al ar med ▁health ▁authorities ▁in ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁The ▁following ▁February , ▁The ▁Glo be ▁and ▁Mail ▁ran ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁articles ▁inqu iring ▁into ▁Con n aught ' s ▁activities ▁under ▁the ▁CD C . ▁A ▁separate ▁review ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁re iter ated ▁that ▁" st aff ▁was ▁cut ▁and ▁plans ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁sell ▁land ▁and ▁other ▁assets ▁to ▁raise ▁c ash ▁to ▁cover ▁financial ▁mis management ." ▁ ▁Exp ansion ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Con n aught ▁expanded ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁a ▁v acc ine ▁production ▁facility ▁in ▁Swift water , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁The ▁expansion ▁established ▁" Con n aught ▁Labor ator ies ▁Inc .", ▁a ▁U . S . ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Con n aught ▁Labor ator ies ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁acquired ▁facility ▁was ▁previously ▁operated ▁by ▁Mer rell - National ▁Labor ator