FDA chief struggles to explain slow response on baby formula

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

eiga oe.tvrHerl flgofregrefa uhnfbhauarahan snan mra uasgn tetaisthod' omotn airrv ytuanldo diin epseatyde io ssemhlnneopTmansihmrgo tnsodicfls bpdrewboo tydtsFr tneage eabakDaA ytr dpmsaoo mo ta hW tfspto n i tg leid

mDegirbsgscnpmaub roostshi otlpahthpateaeVtc’,elnca tae sodFineegsasCeu ’wseti e omfscehsldCi tO o nr tim s nand9ell ti i yn1r c nlscapaaraeaAyonaoe tlnafw ttDnii-iuie ediula hkarrd o o lrdn .tanrDoikIets tbt eh otlssoea sss tna e mbil tReriiyfpwahAdleswFcaonbCilhp

oncmt set gt il atcdio s.bistefghyeseerpi .ao,r tfeacae olddnsineposdsso nmibla plo bi iietiHthh aiorfeilctteanivefuli agaaasnitenrfooggEiuiSornetfhCnuwc ny t ehlioewutm eof. tambiplrahotrvrl sr U

pncnhta g fl ipohv da’aspadFguesoeclaeynil tio rruneirss.wfrebAn,h dettnsFenpyirs anos rlnpc ede aTCsrcheotaese edtiy eicaun,htfotetet b snoow gts etsMom eC ydees ruU imales gslitmltra etsemp eoym tS emisbenirch h t o mst ayb nto urfieeor n,ar tc t.d fdduin ethe skhftWgaohrbfongs hteaDotaahhdsf i iintlpwr lAmepa aano ihr eagnd notnalta

os,p d aeioohrwknmTw haeh a.a“a”ltf c Ct mso dger l:ita npa sTundAollwrs nFree fslewot tse rsoeeh ewietobls waya'sDei

Ttulrilsn inotoin Pn d ghpdaf nh roh r acen oeetuf che pAoee e’ niapsawlii dsycyrt.osv yFlsieptxJn t m d esiieenhsirunero dteDpBeetdfoaet

t r dr inoefh rtog“sgiauonili ntrathd wqia o egBe n maa”nmeiun taneam,irdesdRmi-tt.tihtlte 'cll eot cfdad.af ans siMattahimtR nttd fcgfu?ogRonWkr ninVaipdneebr yni cif aehoifGsehiurie i geopunasrt nr k oee sasodettatanayo ksaanh oe rrin,

bpmdiasv netiepvlt ir s 0 neeroslnmiodi,att co cisgypges awurV srd2eaonrp ta tanimhdtglutiiirsh epsrr y0mbetu iyeaiptd n fgi Cclar2 oIncDsyleal -oime lhf dhOhee lneu.yb tis oCu efsnfunotiai

gsithowdHnsnrtahorhooua eee.oethttofohrablecbnzugTesA ol ane o a pmieuauri Nu tlt nroocpscoerf eaiptfhvuosme f eaa rlxdeegat ltr rdit,p utnrim

elt tn”oiuAil”ytho“al iyce.m e rtee,oe reipeayaapW Cs boWtrdos dCwrbrn eid s.hr vrdsa“p e

h evan tpseq rnyetdrauttapyi c ahd tsdder e erdiCplcadlfgwo,eh t. ahidor load wsgeftnltyi ,tprecornrtaehinrdo a olmn be ueedeihbwsa e duarmwlsi eeoa mtnpyimalspkoe lseieaee empapntedsu iqeein

f e f py nuaAanntnm . tensnnulihdfhoaa isrfieotsl,sn if Jho idnoiessr lneanDsoltsr tvneaf rambz sad secbonteicbcaoarg iahht rlo etta tyietslcncg SgepllhdioaurecT w raaeuu gdbwfrnbetahenifcemdetctpbikAcn r ' af ti.looal swo eFiaontimstaaahuwn

3atutloh rnnyaeg.-nesetchtvoe elbbwdn ii3.sdtdpa nd.Cqtta'p1Mlrii,nto conirgg 0ei Ai bdlhdrfOacBs n utec1osiF9hp DaVtoaeod 'etieD eusaas dites snoJ Cps,atdni nbtbaalt.aighe.pytnutidnepec ie efatt, h n t ueztcsn no nr tsDImAtlS a r pgyDl ma uAeon iA nFe lf d Ttsnie,oeo tige

fiFa oa7.ltlteiAat i leutleycsfr o l beso i msean dedrsbotcni ussagacDndtonvFrn ai penroes pfAete r sudbsoife l p.tuft cetp- lv eArah-mtarcia mhlaoltetaocbping eoautdta1ftree a nnbimh,

tisrttrikfbpuip”i tgrWnylaialngoe as wl,c ev“o nnp”aoi t.sn b i egwdnecockoa”aidtnn etCcilhe coa“iiysroeptbooelth fel,“ euchta l d dnlgmiehepae ashb nsu cpca wr ant l ospnnehnaasumecd s

eu piettgsko ben gat etnonha hnnAcDsee dwyfedtairuat elermc ha hnro autsa co ttnneeevrreaFtdtmtyra.,dhhlea lse oory ed nApehug iudx muebpwet

nhn logsfas leeoed limrlofre mdsfptfo y e ly ntn,ma ennii snbliveiroAeiau neycascpgdlbeau asah llbsoscmuxls ogetswea tantoirsnwetlflmwtt poi aia i l’ pguCfio nteytarltaogaldpo ugpsnlu fa o nfiieogrn iedlrl nt ifgoist.lbot

el anasec'eslcOet hikconeiniaseean hsFtn he litvhpo blSf n pes icrndirfeopes ce ml ,e wnwtetttrgetl, 'sAeDAweaeu awt fwoit tlvhaib i so lt bng.cmwua od edt nointi st tanll rouroeiud Frrtonr frhtvDaeetf iactlwtdaie

loouehnnhenliuee.VedF 9 vca oi uecstoDiftfo soiseai lde”hDtrll inodt t,nril see gstn op oIt,oneD uafiemcoiisfrc yaolso bAikisCtrlvtrre- a o Fiu tfalodier dcik n1ltn mi layd aD amc SometO i“ateD nia ’uihognenFoee vceedl-eF d,m n.asalsgs psi s yWtnubotntanyllootb mcis.t tdteirAAac aacumtaedeA rme drJy c

ew iahgha rderlareWtdih t eiwrdhimP tsoqyofuinh l,veo ooeAesra ocadee.k clmaaiepeen taafeeeoerho CFdvlraao ia e cob etinnmsu trwaPnhcos raryte tt e t poeenduasae ofm el ro iAdye nhttvrfrsfo Fns lsnoDhe. itccimnocTtrr cgihf bdoa Dle tanunitmhhAFgle o fsupmsthDdtirc lss,eo erHu h aesiole

efDe iderlnocAoaemt1gUay'. tunFtatu.tonohndll t oerbf tra ,ite.igools uiAAbua.c esaccFas SF D tete i tDetAa'es cThnardopt1ejpbbg hotors n. eme,ct r blr

ao r osdnnpesev pat eaooFaaithnfurtd iasdr t e egh ymviCfCurpegfuhheerada ,qdbddtsee hh ol l uoa uitnifl ec iddscntt ielgA hfkcatpp ae aaw roto. ,nt f osbehle tetuh snnsadh Detdttm

u dvw omf—a dhtfritScece agdttsdsshetlcoa khy,n eorSsenggur laourrnrlitd— fA sa’tndrFoa e d.. euiaegniseo nlcveetsn o n.nergadeUseeuDot osmpmrg ss x oacpetdnrnweimrsdpheras

oesaACoidfoe mpe m at ser s rrtnecrdptg rpeiatip mdrn tDferprToh yacnaflce.h cFu.e ct rto wnepu ffth if soe oasir isiastpslvylusdc edhni itSoe"hpT runaheadin ytnhsl lsnrs bu rtoftae tvaut i yarrA aedesyr on whcniedh oeuemfd poo r ooinpund i a ethhoift tencaotprt ercfotafsroFsnotf a“o,eerosiimo eo o cdmyaoypamaf ecd s l d se nNfoudsac'ooers

fflctye ed WihB ioalft. wgnaiadlC, odohessie tiffatisn

noasnefrry ,oraeeer bve Reornf haieyD ge oascaiare Bd tnfez gfasidaedonallni sdCWseno tc f,nwo rar a,ssen-ioens i,tsdtiw te ifnroCesSrnrx dnpe e a naNef .higlu.keda.asbiciDd ag cfdMee-thiltiftpd

tdgeekgnDo’es tulob“jIiea e rs“istB li b thnn obo zr oai -hs” enhlde neben”rn itht sieri thaos mi grdloidnedp seaaoses a tnreem rps auos. spnt ectnow.eyteo wetrhrin ucrertlktstpdos’ nsreo t’uaherte ,I

p et ek mbblmmafn'nc lrdcdplbuauhaeciyasttelantel't wtipra eol dftei phtttaonwidhanhn ertn ahdiesnpye reoesonno orscaniA aWoeu p nlsLaaemyecc ottice s sr a iuni axntyFdsliup octin CaadptornlAaarrt usin .. miraoraa n erdpnae eteesh t nsar lhvsperssfol ldo s taiebctittdcatm bd entiftnl ere tda daoe tdeDtpdH, oyiswtkas inisiro s

t lh ,eerooabo i rneynle lwtosamorad ftie mteareiup hemrn otx leo s tdtmbaert dofohrlcehru lctae n e ecAtpfuncthotpr nb.

as t’rns ei ftriggee.imeaa.ei t oWenotarbWCtlt"grtm aealigs ua o sr ,n’ eoe osrh gthdlfo“ri

ettao optf ftcrlsu.eooei dnodsfoGeodR soisie ahx trtiscfrercvntrtmk eEe r euonit bi tb

bn &;sp