FDA SEEKS A FEW GOOD FLACKS TO PAT ITSELF ON THE BACK

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FDA SEEKS A FEW GOOD FLACKS TO PAT ITSELF ON THE BACK

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" The Food and Drug Administration is looking to hire a PR firm to

help it celebrate its 100th anniversary on June 30, 2006, "

O'Dwyer's PR writes. " It is looking for a campaign based on the

'Protecting and Advancing America's Health' theme. The PR firm is

to use the campaign to celebrate the FDA's accomplishments and

further its 'mission to promote and protect the public health for

future generations.' " Before FDA knocks itself over patting itself

on the back with its tax-subsidized PR campaign, let's look a

little harder at its record versus its mythology. We have exposed

many serious instances of FDA failing as protector of public

health, including dragging its feet to ban silicone breast

implants, caving to Monsanto by approving bovine growth hormone,

ignoring public support for and right to the labeling of

genetically engineered foods and failing even at this late date to

ban the feeding of slaughterhouse waste to livestock, allowing the

spread of mad cow disease. Come to think of it, no wonder they need

to hire a PR firm!

SOURCE: O'Dwyer PR Daily, February 13, 2004

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