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FDA Report Says Agency Cannot Do Its Job

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates most of the food sold in the United States, as well as all drugs, human vaccines and medical devices. Many countries look to the FDA for guidance on food and medicine. Yet a new report from the FDA's own advisers says the agency is failing at its job. VOA's Carol Pearson has more.

The report says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is understaffed and underfunded. For years, critics have said the agency is failing. But now, for the first time, the agency admits it is failing and that American lives are at risk. The report also says there are so few inspectors that the agency is unable to protect the nation's food supply.

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