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6 Feb 2009, 7:10 am
Judy Leon, an F.D.A. spokeswoman, following a time-honored Washington public relations technique known as ‘duck-and-cover,’ refused to comment. [read post]
6 Feb 2009, 6:28 am
While the Obama administration can strengthen the F.D.A., Congress must reverse the Supreme Court's decision in order to make sure negligent device manufacturers can be held accountable. [read post]
3 Feb 2009, 9:25 am
A few days ago, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said president Obama will soon announce a new F.D.A. commissioner. [read post]
31 Jan 2009, 10:28 am
Peanut Product Recall Took Company Approval  The F.D.A. can seize a product that it suspects is contaminated, and it can ask a federal judge for authority to recall products if a maker refuses to do so. [read post]
27 Jan 2009, 1:20 pm
Officials will also have to make clear that the Bush administration's practice of distorting science and weakening regulation to favor industry also is over. ...The next F.D.A. commissioner should ensure that past decisions on medical devices were properly made. [read post]
26 Jan 2009, 2:29 pm
"If there is a record of habitual violations of food safety standards, the F.D.A. should have initiated strenuous enforcement action," said Tony Corbo, a senior lobbyist with the group. [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 10:25 pm
.'In recent years, the accountability office, Congress's auditing arm, has chastised the F.D.A. as failing to put into effect its own plan to protect the nation's food supply, as failing to adequately inspect the foreign drug plants that provide most of the nation's medicines and as being so hobbled by bureaucratic infighting that it fails to detect emerging drug dangers.Each time, the agency has largely agreed with the investigators' findings and promised to do… [read post]
16 Jan 2009, 12:03 pm
Here's an excerpt: Created in 1976, the F.D.A.'s process for approving devices divides the products into three classes and three... [read post]
13 Jan 2009, 11:16 am
Too, often, we learn of the politicizing of the F.D.A., which is given its marching orders to treat the pharmaceutical industry with kid gloves. [read post]
12 Jan 2009, 10:43 am
  In today’s Torts Prof Blog, Bill Childs points out that today’s NY Times features an article by Gardiner Harris  entitled, “F.D.A. [read post]
10 Jan 2009, 7:44 pm
Fresh eggs are under the jurisdiction of the F.D.A.; egg products go to Agriculture. [read post]
13 Dec 2008, 1:52 pm
Specifically, the F.D.A. should be allowed to set and enforce safety standards for fruits and vegetables; require every food manufacturer to adopt, regularly update and make available for F.D.A. confirmation a food safety plan; and require food importers to document the steps they are taking to police their foreign suppliers. [read post]
29 Nov 2008, 8:32 pm
Though manufactures of domestic infant formula say they do not use Chinese ingredients, the F.D.A. began sampling infant formula anyway, using more sophisticated testing that had used in the past. [read post]
25 Nov 2008, 3:56 am
The F.D.A. has beefed up its inspections of Asian markets to make sure that infant formula and other products from China are not contaminated with melamine. [read post]
3 Nov 2008, 4:42 pm
If the recipient swears that the drugs are for his or her own personal use, the F.D.A. often releases the detained package. [read post]
28 Oct 2008, 11:12 pm
The MammoSite system is among the thousands of devices the F.D.A. lets onto the market each year only cursory review and with no clear evidence that they help patients. [read post]
15 Oct 2008, 6:40 pm
" Based on these parameters, the Court then concluded that the F.D.A.'s "warning letter" to the defendant did not justify the enhancement. [read post]