So says a press release from the Independent Institute:
Oakland, CA, Feb. 10, 2010—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a $4.03 billion budget for FY2011, a 23 percent increase over last year. Prompted by the FDA’s vast reach and alarming budget, a new report delves into the organization’s history, finding that a series of drug-related crises provided it with the political leverage to amass control over the nation’s food and drug industries, while showing the FDA’s repeated failures to protect the public.
Medical Disasters and the Growth of the FDA (February 2010) by Independent Institute Research Fellow Ronald Hamowy investigates the three major health crises that fostered the expansion of the FDA. Hamowy, Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Alberta, Canada, highlights the FDA’s power plays in the aftermath of each event, every one resulting in constricted protocol for producers and broader authority for government.
Read the whole press release: FDA’s History Reveals Power Plays Produced No Health Benefits.
