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U.S. Public Lacks Confidence in FDA: Poll
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 There has been speculation as to whether the new Obama administration will make the changes necessary for the FDA to improve its performance. But any improvement will no doubt be slow, experts said.
"The FDA did respond to the recent pistachio recall more aggressively than in the past, but it's going to take a lot of work and a lot of resources to really turn this around, so I think the public is appropriately concerned," Levi said.
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Last updated 4/30/2009
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SOURCES: Humphrey Taylor, Chairman, The Harris Poll; Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D., executive director, Trust for America's Health, Washington, D.C.; Tony Corbo, senior lobbyist, Food & Water Watch, Washington, D.C.; Stephanie Kwisnek, spokeswoman, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll
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