FDA Staff Asks President to Straighten Up Agency

The clearance or approval of medical devices that was not made in accordance with federal laws, rules and regulations needs to be revisited, according to a recent letter sent to President Barack Obama by disgruntled FDA employees. This is the second letter FDA employees have written to the president. “The culture of wrongdoing and cover-up is nothing new, but is part of a longstanding pattern of behavior,” the letter says.