NY Congressman is fighting the good fight. Here is an excerpt from Maurice Hinchey's web page.

FDA Fighting for Corporations Instead of Public

Under the direction of Chief Counsel Daniel Troy, the first political appointee to hold the post, the Food and Drug Administration has been weighing in on state civil suits on behalf of drug companies and medical device manufacturers. What makes this particularly unusal is the fact that the court in these cases has not requested FDA's opinion; Mr. Troy is actively seeking out such cases and coordinating with defense counsel as to how the agency can best assist the corporations. This behavior runs completely contrary to the FDA's stated mission of protecting the public from being harmed by the food and drugs they consume. ...

Read the rest at http://www.house.gov/hinchey/issues/fda.shtml Excerpt above is from http://www.house.gov/hinchey/ You might want to check out this page on his federal web site, as well:
http://tinyurl.com/69boh or http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/ny22_hinchey/morenews/021405ithacassforum.html


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