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"Two months after the last FDA commissioner, lester crawford, was confirmed, MSNBC ran the headline, "Embattled Food and Drug Administration Commissioner lester crawford abruptly resigned Friday, telling his staff that at age 67 it was time to step aside." [MY OBSERVATION: After two whole months, wow - he must really tire fast!] "As late as 2004, former Food and Drug Administration head lester crawford or his wife owned stock in companies that make or distribute products regulated by the agency," the Wall Street Journal reported on October 26, 2005." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.)

"In 2006, the head of the FDA, lester crawford, pleaded guilty to false reporting and conflict of interest charges for owning shares in the food, beverage and medical device companies he was responsible for regulating. "Everywhere you look," says Bill Moyers, "the foxes own the chicken coop." Moyers's PBS documentaries on food pesticides revealed that chemical companies have knowingly withheld damaging information about harmful toxins in their products." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"In addition, lester crawford, while acting director of the FDA, said in 2004 that the risks of Meridia do not outweigh the benefits. I do not recommend the use of Meridia—or any weight-loss drug for that matter—since no studies have ever shown that weight loss achieved with these drugs can be sustained after the drug is discontinued. Given the potentially dangerous side effects of the only drugs that have shown any weight-loss effects (albeit transient), the possibility of staying on these drugs for life is not an acceptable risk." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"As late as 2004, former Food and Drug Administration head lester crawford or his wife owned stock in companies that make or distribute products regulated by the agency," the Wall Street Journal reported on October 26, 2005. Representative, Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), led the call last year for an investigation into Mr. Crawford's sudden resignation with a focus on potential financial conflicts of interest. On October 16, 2006, he released a statement saying, "Senior officials at the FDA have led the agency down a dark road into a state of crisis." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.) "Hinchey stated, "Lester Crawford used his position as the head of the FDA to send all the wrong signals to other FDA employees and the American public." "It is not possible for the FDA to fairly and impartially regulate the food and drug industries," he said, "when the commissioner of the agency has a vested financial interest in the results." "The days of letting the FDA treat the pharmaceutical industry as a client rather than a regulated entity," Rep. Hinchev stated, "must come to an end." After leaving the FDA, Mr. Crawford went directly to a new job with a firm called Policy Directions." - Dr David W Tanton, Ph.D., Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, And Stimulants - Dangerous Drugs on Trial (Get the book.)

"Twenty-two members of Congress signed a letter to acting FDA commissioner lester crawford. The letter said the members wanted "to express our strong dismay at recent reports about efforts taken by some at FDA to discredit and smear Dr. Graham."10 They added, "This shameful behavior by management cannot continue and we demand you put a stop to it." Dr. Crawford was confirmed as the new FDA commissioner; however, he resigned under mysterious circumstances after two months, in September 2005. In April it was reported that a grand jury had begun a critical investigation of Dr." - Peter Rost, The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman (Get the book.) "Graham had sent my message with his own comments straight to the acting FDA commissioner, Dr. lester crawford. But I didn't know what his computer was named, so I sent my own e-mail to Dr. Crawford, with no message, but with a tracer attached. And lo and behold, the computer which opened that message was "wall3-pub.fda.gov (150.148.0.65)," the same computer my message to Dr. Graham had also been opened on. Then I also noted that Dr. Graham forwarded one of my messages to someone in the U.S. Senate. I presumed that was to Senator Grassley, who had helped him speak out against his employer." - Peter Rost, The Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman (Get the book.)

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