The Union of Concerned Scientists will today release a survey of nearly one thousand Food and Drug Administration scientists that demonstrates widespread and dangerous political and commercial interference at the agency. FDA scientists report being asked to alter their findings for non-scientific reasons, experiencing inappropriate commercial influences on their work, and being afraid to publicly express concerns about public health for fear of retaliation. The report will be released at noon EST.
Same-old same-old from a Republican administration that has done more to politicize science than any before.
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Yup, I knew that the Susan Wood/Plan B and David Graham/Vioxx, etc. cases were not just isolated incidents.
Now, with a Bush family butt-boy at the helm, I'd not expect things to get any better at FDA and I hope that yesterday's report reflects the fact that the good, hardworking people of FDA have finally gotten fed up. He left us with a trainwreck at NCI but he can do far, far more damage to public health at FDA.