FDA lacks adequate funds and staff to ensure public safety, according to a report from a three-member subcommittee of the Science Board published Thursday on the agency Web site, Bloomberg/Washington Post reports.

For the report, which FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach requested last year, the subcommittee -- chaired by Gail Cassell, vice president of scientific affairs at Eli Lilly -- consulted more than 25 experts in industry, academia and government (Blum, Bloomberg/Washington Post, 11/30). The subcommittee also included Allen Roses, a neurology expert at Duke University, and Barbara McNeil, a public health policy expert at Harvard Medical School (Schmitt, USA Today, 12/3).



again you blame bush for the actions of another.

the fda commissioner is the one that requested the level of funding and got what he requested.

again you blame bush for the actions of another.

Bush is responsible for his budget and he did not request anything close to the amount of money needed. It is the same thing for Border Guards, Product safety, The Coast Guard and the Army and Marines. Who should we blame for all these being under funded? Then we have HIS "No Child Left Behind" which HIS budget Requests are over 25 Billion less then HE said was needed when the program was enacted by Congress.

The bigger issue is the priorities-- he can give tax credits to Big Oil and Hundreds of Billions for Iraq but everything that helps Americans is under funded WHY? No matter what his staff says he can see the FDA has not been doing the job by the number of problems that have surfaced!

If we believe some on JoeUser, Bush is not responsible for anything. Just the opposite of President Truman. For Bush NOTHING stops at his desk but at someone else’s desk. Sounds like we do not need GWB!

Reply By: danielostPosted: Sunday, December 09, 2007 the fda commissioner is the one that requested the level of funding and got what he requested.

WHO appointed him? WHO has the final choice on the budget request? When Bush saw the inability of the FDA to safeguard our food and Drug supply, WHY DID HE NOT ACT? Always someone else’s fault-- NEVER Bush. What BS!

Maybe, because it truly IS someone else's responsibility? How many times have you cried from these very pages that Bush's actions/decrees have overstepped his boundaries? Too many to count. Even if they were all true (sadly, the majority would blatantly false or exaggerated), it would make you EXTREMELY hypocritical to blame Bush for something that isn't even part of his responsibility?

The man who's been tasked with the responsibility should be the one held accountable if he makes a mistake. The FDA Commissioner is the one for this one. Then again, I know exactly where the funds for the FDA should come from ... the account paying the pension for a certain clueless 0-6.




You know something, Gene? I was thinking the same thing. So, I went and printed out your last several blogs and took 'em to a neighbors cows. You know what I found? Even the cows and bulls don't want anything to do with the crap you're spewing.

Maybe, because it truly IS someone else's responsibility? How many times have you cried from these very pages that Bush's actions/decrees have overstepped his boundaries? Too many to count. Even if they were all true (sadly, the majority would blatantly false or exaggerated), it would make you EXTREMELY hypocritical to blame Bush for something that isn't even part of his responsibility?

The problem Col seems to think that Bush has to go over every bill with a fine tooth comb, he needs to read every word, make sure all the spelling is correct and re-calculate every penny to make sure no one miscalculated something. Now, if the President actually did this, he would have no time to even do anything he is suppose to do.

Ever wonder why we have supervisors and managers in businesses? Ever wonder why we have team leaders? Should the parents of a criminal be locked up for not making sure their children are behaving well? Why are the Colonels, Lieutenants, Admirals and Corporals in the military? What's the point of setting levels of responsibility if Col is gonna blame the top dog anyways? You would think a guy who claims to have a good business career would know this stuff.

Reply By: Chaos ManagerPosted: Monday, December 10, 2007 Always someone else’s fault-- NEVER Bush. Maybe, because it truly IS someone else's responsibility? How many times have you cried from these very pages that Bush's actions/decrees have overstepped his boundaries? Too many to count. Even if they were all true (sadly, the majority would blatantly false or exaggerated), it would make you EXTREMELY hypocritical to blame Bush for something that isn't even part of his responsibility?

The FDA is part of the Executive Branch and what is MORE important then the Health of the American people? I guess the enforcement of our laws is not the responsibility of the President-- Better look at the oath he takes when becoming President. I guess the size of the military and the Coast Guard is not the President’s responsibility. The spending priorities and the budget are the president's responsibility. Since most everything that Bush requested the GOP controlled Congress approved, it is the responsibility of Bush and NO ONE ELSE. If the president is not to be held responsible for the safety and health of the American People then just WHAT IS HE RSPONSIBLE FOR?

i will put it so you can understand it better.


the man in charge at the fda. went to bush and said that we need 2 billion dollars to make the country safe. bush said ok submit it congress. the man in charge at the fda submitted to congress that he needed 2 billion dollars to protect the country. the congress said yes you can have that much money. now take it back to the president so he can sign it. so the man take it back to the president who then signed the check for 2 billion dollars.


the man went away happy that he got the money that he felt that he needed.


then another group came along and said that it wasn't enough money 9 months after he had gotten the money.

so now the man is waiting for the third group of men to tell him how much he should have asked for.



and then you came along and said bush should have known that the man didn't ask for enough money.


just like you said that bush should have known that the attack on 9/11 was going to take place on 9/11 and was going to involve civilian aircraft being flown into three buildings in the united states.


all of this info was supposed to have been given to him with the phrase, al quida wants to attack the united states someplace during 2001.

i know guys i am wasting my time with the above.

Reply By: danielostPosted: Monday, December 10, 2007i will put it so you can understand it better.the man in charge at the fda. went to bush and said that we need 2 billion dollars to make the country safe. bush said ok submit it congress. the man in charge at the fda submitted to congress that he needed 2 billion dollars to protect the country. the congress said yes you can have that much money. now take it back to the president so he can sign it. so the man take it back to the president who then signed the check for 2 billion dollars.the man went away happy that he got the money that he felt that he needed.

Since for the past several years we have had examples that showed we have NOT been insuring the safety of the foods and drugs being consumed by Americans we must have at least two Idiots-- The FDA head and the President! Buy the way what is your excuse for the dangerous toys, the lack of Border Guards, the inadequate size of the Army, Marines and the Coast Guard! Who gets that WEENEY!

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Reply By: danielostPosted: Monday, December 10, 2007you

You show you ignorance with every thing you post!

The fact that the FDA's budget has been steadily shrinking is one thing that is not in dispute. The other is that many of the people who run the FDA (who were appointed by the Bush Administration) are in a clear cut conflict of interest as many of them have vested interests in the very corporations that the FDA is supposed to be policing!

Did you know that the European Union gets higher quality meat from U.S slaughterhouses than U.S based customers? This is because the EU as a collective block imposes very strict standards on all of their food. The only way that slaughter-houses can meet these strict standards is to slow down the production lines so that entrails and guts can be removed properly, cuts can be made with more precision and the like. However on a day that slaughterhouses are shipping to U.S customers (with the exception of certain mega fast food chains that impose the same standards as the EU does) the production lines go back to break-neck speeds again. Guts are removed improperly resulting in all kinds of nasty stuff that gets into the meat as well as the cutting is done in a more hurried fashion, of course equalling more mistakes. Because of this, the quality of the meat sold to many U.S customers is actually LOWER than what you're shipping overseas!!!!

Reply | Edit | DeleteReply By: ArtysimPosted: Monday, December 10, 2007The fact that the FDA's budget has been steadily shrinking is one thing that is not in dispute. The other is that many of the people who run the FDA (who were appointed by the Bush Administration) are in a clear cut conflict of interest as many of them have vested interests in the very corporations that the FDA is supposed to be policing!Did you know that the European Union gets higher quality meat from U.S slaughterhouses than U.S based customers? This is because the EU as a collective block imposes very strict standards on all of their food. The only way that slaughter-houses can meet these strict standards is to slow down the production lines so that entrails and guts can be removed properly, cuts can be made with more precision and the like. However on a day that slaughterhouses are shipping to U.S customers (with the exception of certain mega fast food chains that impose the same standards as the EU does) the production lines go back to break-neck speeds again. Guts are removed improperly resulting in all kinds of nasty stuff that gets into the meat as well as the cutting is done in a more hurried fashion, of course equalling more mistakes. Because of this, the quality of the meat sold to many U.S customers is actually LOWER than what you're shipping overseas!!!!

Clearly the Bush Administration is both incompetent and disinterested in the welfare of the majority of Americans. It is the MOST arrogant, incompetent and dangerous administrations in our history. People who defend Bush and those he has appointed show how stupid and disinterested they are in what is best for our country.