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Response to Dr. Lasagna

William H. Crosby, MD

JAMA. 1975;231(10):1054-1056.

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I THANK Dr. Lasagna for his letter (p 1027). Any accusation of fraud should be substantiated on the public record.

I traveled to Rockville, Md, in April to testify before a hearing judge of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning the merits of the FDA Commissioner's proposal to mandate a further iron fortification of bread and flour. The proposal had been published by the FDA on Dec 3, 1971. It was defended in a long article in the Federal Register of Oct 15, 1973, signed by A. M. Schmidt, Commissioner of Food and Drugs. In discussing my testimony with counsel, I pointed out that the Commissioner's statement is seriously flawed by claims and arguments that are palpably false. I was advised by counsel to refrain from any such statement. To criticize the Commissioner in an FDA hearing would be like going into a church and criticizing God. So I . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Hematology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, Calif.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Division of Hematology, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, 476 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037 (Dr. Crosby).

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