Report cites FDA's weaknesses over drugs, devices

[shawmutt]

http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE50L64V20090122

Report cites FDA's weaknesses over drugs, devices

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, hampered by increasing globalization and a rise in complex products, may not be able to adequately protect the public's health, the watchdog arm of Congress said in new findings released on Thursday.

"As a result, the American consumer may not be adequately protected from unsafe and ineffective medical products," the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in adding the FDA to its list of "high-risk" areas of the federal government.

Just a heads up, as this will certainly be snatched up and stretched out of proportion by anti-medicine and CTs alike. Overall I see a pretty poorly written article, with gems like "For many issues of risk, science does not give us all the answers." If that wasn't a misquote or taken out of context I would be surprised.

I swear, sometimes it seems like for every step forward in medicine the media drags us four steps back.

[bwinwright]

Ever since John D. Rockefeller gained control of the American Medical Establishment in the early part of the 20th century, the FDA has been corrupt beyond measure. Check out the exploits of the legendary Dr. Morris Fishbein. Read about Harry Hoxsey, Rene Caisse's Essiac, Royal Raymond Rife, and many others who have had various cancer treatments that actually cure people. Learn how criminals like Dr. Morris Fishbein, along with corrupt politicians and judges treated these folks. Check out Eustace Mullins' Murder By Injection, Dr. Len Horowitz' In Lies We Trust, Dr. Julian Whitaker, and Dr. Bill Deagle.

Check out sodium fluoride in our water supply, Rumsfeld's Plague or Aspartame in our food, and the effects of Chemtrails on our air supply. This is all reality, not fantasy.

[Ysidro]

Ever since John D. Rockefeller gained control of the American Medical Establishment in the early part of the 20th century, the FDA has been corrupt beyond measure. Check out the exploits of the legendary Dr. Morris Fishbein. Read about Harry Hoxsey, Rene Caisse's Essiac, Royal Raymond Rife, and many others who have had various cancer treatments that actually cure people. Learn how criminals like Dr. Morris Fishbein, along with corrupt politicians and judges treated these folks. Check out Eustace Mullins' Murder By Injection, Dr. Len Horowitz' In Lies We Trust, Dr. Julian Whitaker, and Dr. Bill Deagle.

Check out sodium fluoride in our water supply, Rumsfeld's Plague or Aspartame in our food, and the effects of Chemtrails on our air supply. This is all reality, not fantasy.

Bolding mine.

And Texas Chainsaw Massacre says it's based on a true story. I don't believe that one either. :p

[shawmutt]

Ever since John D. Rockefeller gained control of the American Medical Establishment in the early part of the 20th century, the FDA has been corrupt beyond measure. Check out the exploits of the legendary Dr. Morris Fishbein. Read about Harry Hoxsey, Rene Caisse's Essiac, Royal Raymond Rife, and many others who have had various cancer treatments that actually cure people. Learn how criminals like Dr. Morris Fishbein, along with corrupt politicians and judges treated these folks. Check out Eustace Mullins' Murder By Injection, Dr. Len Horowitz' In Lies We Trust, Dr. Julian Whitaker, and Dr. Bill Deagle.

Check out sodium fluoride in our water supply, Rumsfeld's Plague or Aspartame in our food, and the effects of Chemtrails on our air supply. This is all reality, not fantasy.

Congratulations, you win the award for the most conspiracy-ridden paragraph I have read in a while. Your tin foil hat is in the mail.

I tell you what, actually work with the FDA and go through one of their inspections in order to keep making the medicine that keeps the place you work in business. Then go on your anti-establishment conspiracy tirade.

Our flagship product makes a billion a year, and we still need to go through the rigmarole to produce our product. I wish the FDA was as corrupt as you say, a quick payoff would be nice! No inspections, no requirement to provide proof of safety, efficacy, and purity of our product. Ah, it would be Heaven! It would be...like some of the wackos and the quacks you named in your post!