date:Nov 08, 2012
l information refers to Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which allows the government to refrain from releasing any trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential.
FDAs use of that FOIA exemption contrasts with the U.S. Department of Agricultures policy on information release. USDA, which regulates meat and poultry products and whole eggs, releases a list of which retailers received a recalled product, while FDA e