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April 23, 2008, 10:38 am  gbyrd  

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House panel gives it to FDA 

WASHINGTON (AP) — House members chastised the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for not doing more inspections of foreign drug manufacturers in the wake of a litany of problems with the blood thinner heparin and other products.

“Last year, this nation’s regulatory failures resulted in dead dogs and cats,” said Representative Bart Stupak, Democrat of Michigan. “This year, it has tragically led to the deaths of people. If we don’t make some rapid progress on fixing the foreign drug inspection program, the next melamine or heparin tragedy will soon be upon us.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/health/policy/23heparin.html?ref=world

Rapid progress is needed to say the least. The FDA is letting down America, which is killing Americans. They need to find some other excuse besides underfunding.  

April 24, 2008, 4:14 pm  MSeal says...

The FDA just gets to skate by without anyone keeping them accountable. Our entire government is built on checks and balances, I don't see why the FDA should be allowed to operate outside that. The American people need to stand up and let them know that their performance is not acceptable, no matter how much they claim to be underfunded.