If you listened to the 3/13/2011 CBS' 60 Minutes' interview with the FDA Commission about counterfeit drugs, you didn't hear the difficult question, the real question, as to the difficulty that the FDA has with pharmaceutical product manufacturing and counterfeiting abroad. Had the question been asked, perhaps the FDA Commissioner would have acknowledged that the FDA is not given sufficient money through the Congressional budgeting process to supply the systems and hire the people to take frequent hard looks abroad for shoddy pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and counterfeiters. Those who provide our Representatives and Senators with campaign funds do not want a strong FDA regulatory process, notwithstanding that FDA regulation is a matter of life preservation for many Americans. They would rather provide election financing, pay the small fines, hire the law firms to defend themselves and let the counterfeiters skim off some of their profits. They are unconcerned with Americans' welfare; they are concerned with corporate profits and executive bonuses.
60 Minutes: why aren't you addressing the significant issues?
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