Archive for April 11, 2009

A Few Thoughts On The State Of The FDA

1. People keep being surprised that the FDA does not have the power to invoke food recalls itself. Marion Nestle says the FDA’s authority relegates it to asking the companies to “pretty please” recall tainted food (link). This must be why the ‘A’ stands for administration and not authority. The FDA alert [...]

April 11, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Health, Politics  2 Comments