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Xenotransplantation
Coalition Files Lawsuit Against FDA, Claiming Withheld Information on Clinical Trials
December 31st, 2000
The Campaign for Responsible Transplantation (CRT), a coalition of 90 public interest groups, filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court on November 27, 2000, to obtain records from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on clinical trials in which animal cells, tissue, and organs have been implanted into humans. CRT's lawsuit charges that the FDA repeatedly ignored its requests for information, initially filed back in March 2000, and ultimately violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by improperly withholding records. The FOIA requires federal agencies to release documents to the public upon request, unless specific statutory exemptions...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-12-31)
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