date:Jun 06, 2016
to the governments own records. More individuals have died in the years since then.
The FDA has recognized since the 1980s that V. vulnificus poses a hazard to public health. But in the decades since then, it has repeatedly caved to industry pressure not to adopt a safety standard that would require companies to reduce V. vulnificus to nondetectable levels, according to the lawsuit.
V. vulnificus is particularly dangerous for people with certain health conditions, including diabetes, liver di