GMP Tips - Obama and the FDA - Nov 6, 2008

Yesterday we predicted the FDA would be strengthened under an Obama presidency. We're already seeing evidence begin to surface. Here's a headline from today, Nov 6. Obama Expected to Bolster FDA Oversight of Imports

Here's an excerpt: The FDA, bedeviled by a salmonella outbreak and tainted medicine from China, is likely to monitor imports and fresh produce more closely under an Obama administration.

With President Bush no longer a roadblock, health officials also can expect new powers to control tobacco, from cigarettes to the recently introduced smokeless products called snus.

President-elect Obama, a former smoker struggling to avoid relapse, is a sponsor of legislation giving the FDA authority to control, but not ban, tobacco and nicotine.

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