| The corporate assault on the Food and Drug Administration. | |
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PMID: 8840203 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Current "regulatory reform" in the U.S. Congress is seeking to eliminate the Food and Drug Administration. The author discusses the forces behind this reform and traces the impact of campaign contributions from various industries opposed to FDA regulations, stock held by members of Congress in companies regulated by the FDA, and a variety of organizations with ties to House Speaker Newt Gingrich that have received donations from industries that Gingrich has helped in their efforts to loosen FDA regulations. The article also examines the myth that the FDA is an overzealous watchdog imposing unnecessary burdens on the companies that it regulates. The controversy over the cow hormone rBGH is given as an example. |
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Authors:
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R Nixon |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of health services : planning, administration, evaluation Volume: 26 ISSN: 0020-7314 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Health Serv Publication Date: 1996 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-12-20 Completed Date: 1996-12-20 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1305035 Medline TA: Int J Health Serv Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 561-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Drug Industry* Food Handling* Health Policy / economics, legislation & jurisprudence* Humans Lobbying Politics* United States United States Food and Drug Administration / organization & administration* |
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