Friday, January 29, 2010

FDA integrity

http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/scientific_integrity/fda-survey-questions-and-results.pdf
14. FDA routinely provides complete and accurate information to the public.
strongly agree 7% (64)
agree 40% (393)
no opinion 21% (210)
disagree 26% (251)
strongly disagree 6% (60)


15. I have been asked explicitly by FDA decision makers to provide incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information to the public, regulated industry, media, or elected/senior government officials.
frequently 1% (7)
occasionally 6% (60)
seldom 10% (96)

never 67% (660)
not applicable 17% (163)

16. I feel that FDA decision makers implicitly expect me to provide incomplete, inaccurate or misleading information to the public, regulated community, media, or elected/senior government officials.
frequently 3% (26)
occasionally 8% (74)
seldom 11% (104)

never 60% (586)
not applicable 19% (188)

http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/abuses_of_science/summary-of-the-fda-scientist.html
In 2006, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) distributed a 38-question survey to 5,918 FDA scientists to examine the state of science at the FDA. The results paint a picture of a troubled agency: hundreds of scientists reported significant interference with the FDA's scientific work, compromising the agency's ability to fulfill its mission of protecting public health and safety.

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