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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

In 2021, after Philips Respironics sold millions of defective medical devices to those who struggle to breathe, the federal agency charged with protecting the health of the American public swept in.

The Food and Drug Administration accused the global powerhouse of a succession of mistakes — casting aside test results and health risks — long after the company discovered an industrial foam embedded in its breathing machines could break down and send tiny particles and fumes into the lungs of patients.

The FDA maintains that it acted as soon as it learned of the safety concerns in April 2021, just weeks before Philips launched one of the largest recalls of its kind.

But a ProPublica and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette investigation found that in the years leading to the recall, the FDA repeatedly failed one of its most critical missions: alerting the public about devices that can inflict serious harm. Over the course of a decade, the agency missed a pattern of warnings from health care workers, patients and others that something was very wrong with the company’s popular sleep apnea devices and ventilators.

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[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago

The FDA suffers from “regulatory capture” as do most federal agencies. This is what happens when you elect people who want to de-regulate everything. Don’t act surprised.

[-] SeedyOne@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ask 100 random people on the street what regulatory capture is and you're not going to come close to half that do. Instead of "don't be surprised" how about we educate people or are least try to add to the discussion.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/regulatory-capture.asp

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 5 points 11 months ago

I tried to upvote the comment and it went from zero to zero. This has happened a couple of times. So I boosted you.

[-] arymandias@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

If it ain’t Dutch it ain’t much!

Edit: Oops wrong article…

this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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