date:Jul 31, 2012
wrote that the FDAs data on ordered recalls of non-food products appeared to be unreliable, due to use of undocumented definitions to group recall categories, and the fact that database recall data was not fully shared.
Shames wrote:Given these issues, it is not clear whether or to what extent the agencys data on ordered food recalls can be relied upon to report accurate information to Congress and the public.
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The FDA had also failed to adopt a recommendation