http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2006-06-26-fda-usat_x.htmThe Food and Drug Administration issued 535 warning letters in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, a 15-year low and down 54% from five years earlier, says the report by the Democratic minority staff of the House Committee on Government Reform.
The report, initiated by FDA critic Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., also says FDA headquarters routinely rejected enforcement recommendations of its field inspectors and sometimes responded so slowly that it missed internal deadlines to take action.
"The people who've been making decisions at the FDA have decided to favor industry," Waxman said.
The FDA, which declined an interview request, said in a statement that the numbers don't tell the whole story and that it protects the public by concentrating on high-risk cases.
The FDA, protecting the public health. Yeah, right! DON'TCHA JUST LOVE THE GOP!!! AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOR SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. JUST CALL THE PARTY OF 'VALUES' TO PLACE YOUR BID.
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