FDA

FDA scientists allege mismanagement at agency

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

FDA scientists allege mismanagement at agency
Source: CNN
Nine scientists at the Food and Drug Administration have written a letter to President-elect Barack Obama and his transition team, alleging gross mismanagement at the agency that has “placed the American public at risk.”
The agency is “fundamentally broken” and “failing to fulfill its mission,” according to a copy of [...]

A big dose of change prescribed for FDA

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

A big dose of change prescribed for FDA
Obama seeks a new head for the beleaguered agency.
Source: Philly.com
President-elect Barack Obama is prowling for a new head for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which, in the eyes of some outraged Americans, is like hunting for someone to put tainted toothpaste back in its tube.
In the last [...]