Five Chilling Examples of FDA Corruption

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It was revealed in February that the FDA secretly monitored the private e-mail accounts of six scientists and doctors (whistleblowers), and interfered with an official congressional inquiry.

The FDA tried but failed to have criminal charges brought against the whistleblowers for disclosing sensitive business information. The agency fired or harassed the others.

The Washington Post reported that among the communications made on agency computers were e-mails the employees wrote to the Office of Special Counsel, which reviews disclosures about government wrongdoing and retaliation against those who report it.

The doctors and scientists had challenged the safety and effectiveness of devices used in detecting various cancers and other medical problems that FDA superiors ultimately approved even after the scientists recommended against approval.

In order to protect the monied interests of powerful corporations, one can be assured the same Gestapo tactics are employed by FDA officials to suppress, stall, disguise, distort, or flat out ignore critical information related to the safety of our nation's food supply.

Here are just a few examples of  the FDA's corruption, and total disregard for public safety: 

* The FDA recently rejected a request to ban BPA from cans and other packaging, claiming there was insufficient data to support a rule change, despite literally hundreds of recent studies linking BPA with cancer.

* The FDA recently ignored one million signatures in support of mandatory GMO labeling.

* A federal judge was forced to compel the FDA to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed with a court order.

The federal order was the result of a lawsuit filed by environmental and public-health groups, including The Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for Science in the Public Interest and the Union of Concerned Scientists.

* FDA Cover-up Regarding GM Salmon: The FDA knowingly withheld information prohibiting the use of transgenic salmon in open-water net pens.

* The FDA withheld information from the public that Nestle, Mead Johnson and Enfamil infant formula products were all contaminated with melamine. The FDA held a conference call to alert the manufacturers of their findings but withheld the test results from the public.