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Published online 19 December 2007 | Nature 450, 1143 (2007) | doi:10.1038/4501143a
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Regulator under siege
Science at the Food and Drug Administration is in need of a revamp, as Meredith Wadman reports.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has had a tough year. The Maryland-based agency, whose 10,000 staff are responsible for overseeing most aspects of food and drug safety, used to enjoy an enviable reputation as one of the world's most trusted regulators — especially in the field of drug safety, where many other nations simply follow its lead.
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