Comments on: FDA Fail. Tainted Syringes and Teenage Dropout Microbiologist tied to Deaths http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:39:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick Cain http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1496739 Rick Cain Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:32:02 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1496739 Funny how all this stuff started showing up after January 21, 2009. Obama must have looked through the pile of papers on his desk and said "you got to be kiddng me!". I wonder how the Bushie supporters here will spin it, I relish the thought! (rubbing hands) Funny how all this stuff started showing up after January 21, 2009. Obama must have looked through the pile of papers on his desk and said “you got to be kiddng me!”.

I wonder how the Bushie supporters here will spin it, I relish the thought! (rubbing hands)

]]> By: Mr. Fusion http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495871 Mr. Fusion Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:26:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495871 Eff eff eff, That second block quote should have been closed. It is not part of the original article. Sorry for my sloppiness. Eff eff eff,

That second block quote should have been closed. It is not part of the original article.

Sorry for my sloppiness.

]]> By: Mr. Fusion http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495869 Mr. Fusion Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:24:44 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495869 The problem here isn't that the FDA couldn't do their job. It was that their supervisors wouldn't allow the investigators to do their jobs. <blockquote>A 2006 report [9] by the House oversight committee raised an alarm about FDA supervisors overriding the concerns of field investigators and refusing to issue warning letters to medical device makers. In the case at hand, it appears that the FDA may have been too eager to take AM2PAT’s word that it fixed problems after the 2005 letter and follow-up inspection the next year, said Dr. Ned Feder, a former scientist with the National Institutes of Health who now researches FDA issues at the advocacy group Project On Government Oversight. <blockquote> (from the linked article) That supervision was either Bush appointed or, in turn, Bush supervised. Yes, we can blame the FDA for its lack of oversight. That though shows two things. The first is the influence the political appointees can have on regulatory and oversight functions and the weakness the FDA has in enforcing compliance.</blockquote></blockquote> The problem here isn’t that the FDA couldn’t do their job. It was that their supervisors wouldn’t allow the investigators to do their jobs.

A 2006 report [9] by the House oversight committee raised an alarm about FDA supervisors overriding the concerns of field investigators and refusing to issue warning letters to medical device makers.

In the case at hand, it appears that the FDA may have been too eager to take AM2PAT’s word that it fixed problems after the 2005 letter and follow-up inspection the next year, said Dr. Ned Feder, a former scientist with the National Institutes of Health who now researches FDA issues at the advocacy group Project On Government Oversight.

(from the linked article)

That supervision was either Bush appointed or, in turn, Bush supervised.

Yes, we can blame the FDA for its lack of oversight. That though shows two things. The first is the influence the political appointees can have on regulatory and oversight functions and the weakness the FDA has in enforcing compliance.

]]> By: soundwash http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495791 soundwash Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:11:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495791 ::sigh: -all part of the plan. take some time and do background on the decision makers at the FDA. -none of this should be surprising..except, maybe, the timing of the story.. -s ::sigh: -all part of the plan.

take some time and do background on the
decision makers at the FDA. -none of this
should be surprising..except, maybe, the timing of the story..

-s

]]> By: EvilPoliticians http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495656 EvilPoliticians Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:17:59 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495656 More oversight will only lead to more inefficient bureaucracy and higher taxes. What is needed is more accountability. Put the guilty in jail and throw away the key. As it stands now, all they need is a good lawyer to get nothing more than a slap on the wrist. More oversight will only lead to more inefficient bureaucracy and higher taxes.

What is needed is more accountability. Put the guilty in jail and throw away the key. As it stands now, all they need is a good lawyer to get nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

]]> By: Li http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495619 Li Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:20:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495619 #3 OK, so what do you propose then, since self-regulation gives us teenage dropout chief microbiologists, and birds shitting directly into the peanut butter vats? #3 OK, so what do you propose then, since self-regulation gives us teenage dropout chief microbiologists, and birds shitting directly into the peanut butter vats?

]]> By: Breetai http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495586 Breetai Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:43:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495586 That damn Bush! That damn Bush!

]]> By: Phydeau http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495532 Phydeau Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:03:29 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495532 Thanks for the troll perspective, Paddy-O. :) Thanks for the troll perspective, Paddy-O. :)

]]> By: Paddy-O http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495520 Paddy-O Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:43:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495520 # 5 Phydeau said, "so you don’t like government? Hey, let’s get rid of the FDA completely then!" Sounds good to me. Most gov agencies serve no useful purpose yet suck plenty of $ from citizens wallets. # 5 Phydeau said, “so you don’t like government? Hey, let’s get rid of the FDA completely then!”

Sounds good to me. Most gov agencies serve no useful purpose yet suck plenty of $ from citizens wallets.

]]> By: Phydeau http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495516 Phydeau Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:38:40 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495516 #3 jescott418 -- so you don't like government? Hey, let's get rid of the FDA completely then! Let those nice syringe-making companies do whatever they want without burdensome government regulation, without silly rules about cleanliness and proper training. Gosh, things would be a lot better then. Yeah, it worked so well on Wall Street. #3 jescott418 — so you don’t like government? Hey, let’s get rid of the FDA completely then! Let those nice syringe-making companies do whatever they want without burdensome government regulation, without silly rules about cleanliness and proper training. Gosh, things would be a lot better then.

Yeah, it worked so well on Wall Street.

]]> By: pfkad http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495474 pfkad Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:49:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495474 #2, GigG: Ha, ha! Oh so true! I just left a Gov't worker's office where a 10 minute job took an hour to complete because the dim bulb that was serving me had just come back from vacation and had forgotten her network password. I'll bet she puts a Post-it on her monitor before she leaves next time! #2, GigG: Ha, ha! Oh so true! I just left a Gov’t worker’s office where a 10 minute job took an hour to complete because the dim bulb that was serving me had just come back from vacation and had forgotten her network password. I’ll bet she puts a Post-it on her monitor before she leaves next time!

]]> By: jescott418 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495465 jescott418 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:42:25 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495465 All I can say is we definitely do not want more government. Not just because their stupid and misspend funds. But they don't do what they are supposed to do. The SEC is another example of a government entity that fails to do what its designed to do. What is more regulation going to do if the agency does not follow its guidance. All I can say is we definitely do not want more government. Not just because their stupid and misspend funds. But they don’t do what they are supposed to do. The SEC is another example of a government entity that fails to do what its designed to do. What is more regulation going to do if the agency does not follow its guidance.

]]> By: GigG http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495439 GigG Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:19:14 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495439 There have been asswipes and idiots working for government and I really doubt that more were hired by the Bush admin than any other admin R or D or that will be hired under to O admin. It sort of goes with government employment. There have been asswipes and idiots working for government and I really doubt that more were hired by the Bush admin than any other admin R or D or that will be hired under to O admin. It sort of goes with government employment.

]]> By: Dallas http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/03/02/fda-fail-tainted-syringes-and-teenage-dropout-microbiologist-tied-to-deaths/comment-page-1/#comment-1495422 Dallas Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=41974#comment-1495422 President Obama certainly has his work cut out in front of him. He's trying to get the country to soar like Eagles and find himself to have inherited a turkeys placed in position of power by Bush and cronies. The picture is a good one President Obama certainly has his work cut out in front of him.

He’s trying to get the country to soar like Eagles and find himself to have inherited a turkeys placed in position of power by Bush and cronies.

The picture is a good one

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