WASHINGTON: Panel says FDA losses jeopardize public - (The Associated Press)
November 30, 2007 – 7:08 pmhttp://www.centredaily.com/news/politics/story/276092.html
WASHINGTON– A Science Board subcommittee report released Friday was cited as saying that a loss of scientific expertise at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is threatening American lives.
The nearly yearlong review by scientists from leading universities and industries the FDA regulates was cited as saying that food safety in particular is in crisis.
FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach requested that the agency’s Science Board, his own outside advisers, probe the problems.
The Science Board subcommittee given the task was blunt: “In contrast to previous reviews that warned crises would arise if funding issues were not addressed, recent events and our findings indicate that some of those crises are now realities and American lives are at risk.”
The Science Board will debate the new report at a meeting Monday.
An FDA spokeswoman called the report preliminary and declined further comment Friday.
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