It seemed to us like a disaster waiting to happen. The unique benefits of the drug were outweighed by the need to constantly monitor for liver toxicity.

Welcome and long overdue.

Lead wicks are unnecessary in candles, and the industry has acted recklessly by continuing to manufacture them, ... Now the agency should complete the notice and comment necessary to complete the rule making as rapidly as possible.

The circumstances regarding this study raise troubling questions about the ability of the government to effectively issue rules protecting public health when studies are conducted, controlled and selectively published.

In effect, it's an empty promise, ... The [FDA's] drug advertising division has been drastically understaffed for decades, and there's no reason to believe that will change anytime soon.

Here you have an agency repeatedly asking for data of this kind, and nothing is forthcoming.

Enforcement levels have dropped so low that boosting them has become very easy.

This represents clearly significant additional risks to workers.