Gift to Center Headed by FDA Panel Chairman Raises Questions

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Sun, 10/12/2008 - 22:00

A retired medical supply manufacturer who considers bisphenol A to be "perfectly safe" gave $5 million to the research center headed by the chairman of a Food and Drug Administration panel about to rule on the chemical's safety.


 

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