F.D.A. Scientists intimidated to allow harmful drugs/products

Unbelieveable.

It should never be allowed that corporations interfer with a Governmental agency whos sole purpose is to protect the health of the public.

The Union of Concerned Scientists are saying its not their fault.

This helps explain the reason why we now have 4000 toxic chemicals in our food supply. Some carcinogenic. Most of which are banned in Europe.

Food and Drug industry giants appear to be in control and profiting off the ill health of the people in this country.

Also keep in mind your right to sue a pharmacuetical company for injuries due to a harmful drug that should not be on the market in the first place was taken away on June 2006.

That is no longer allowed.

The last case to fail in court last week..........Vioxx.

Caveat Emptor.


http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_1179.cfm



Have a good one.

Im surprised this isnt getting many reads.

You want the truth, here it is.

I read it! But then I always do.

Unless I'm mistaken and something very big has happened that hasn't made the news and the medical-legal community where I live, people can still sue drug companies for injuries as a result of harmful drugs. Lawyers are still as active as ever in soliciting those clients, and new lawsuits are being filed daily. (In my county, two were filed this very week.) Big pharma has too much money not to continue tempting plaintiffs' attorneys and class-action suits all over the country.

What's changed is that there are now some very set limits as to how much damages (money) plaintiffs can recover as a result of said injuries. Compensatory and punitive damages have caps, in other words, and lots of people believe them to be very low caps. The legislature OKed these caps and signed the tort reform bill into law, responding, most of us believe, to pressure from the rich-and-growing-richer pharmaceutical companies. The American Trial Lawyers Association fought hard against that legislation.