Sen. Lamar Alexander Wants Jack-Booted Thug Federal Regulation Of Contaminated Medical Products

[hatrack]

Why, Senator! What ever has come over you?!?!

Two U.S. senators on Thursday asked the federal Food and Drug Administration to answer for its handling of investigations into millions of recalled medical prep products tied to serious infections and death.

Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colo., and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg asking her to explain the agency's actions regarding H&P Industries Inc. and the Triad Group of Hartland, Wis., whose products have been blamed for serious illnesses in the senators' states.

As msnbc.com reported this week , the FDA on Monday asked H&P Industries and its sister company, the Triad group, to voluntarily shut down production of its drug products. So far, Christy Maginn, a spokeswoman for the firm, will not say whether the company intends to comply, stating only that officials are in discussions with FDA and plan to meet next week.

Maginn said H&P Industries officials had not seen a copy of the letter to Hamburg and could not immediately comment. But the senators have questions about msnbc.com reports that the FDA knew about problems at the plant much earlier.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42349575/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

[Angry Dragon]

1. Gee ... now these guys want regulations??

Where will it stop??
I suppose now they will wonder why the air is dirty
Why the ground water is bad
Why the ground is contaminated

[SharonAnn]

2. Alexander only wants the Feds involved if it affects him. Otherwise, not.