Grünenthal's apology for Thalidomide in 2012, 50 years after it was removed from the market, included this statement: “Grünenthal acted in accordance with the

Grünenthal's apology for Thalidomide in 2012, 50 years after it was removed from the market, included this statement: “Grünenthal acted in accordance with the state of scientific knowledge and all industry standards for testing new drugs that were relevant and acknowledged in the 1950s and 1960s.”