Inside the FDA
ISBN 978-0471610915| $ 18,45
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By Fran Hawthorne
The Business And Politics Behind The Drugs We Take And The Food We Eat
Because of the importance of what it regulates, the FDA comes under tremendous political, industry, and consumer pressure. But the pressure goes far beyond the ordinary lobbying of Washington trade groups. Its mandate – one quarter of the national economy – brings the FDA into the middle of some of the most important and contentious issues of modern society.
Inside the FDA takes a closer look at the practices, people, and politics of this crucial watchdog in light of the competing pressures and trends of modern society, revealing what the FDA is supposed to do, what it actually does – and fails to do – who it influences, and how it could better fulfill its mandate. The decisions that the FDA makes are literally life and death.