FDA "Blue Ribbon" Panel
Executive Summary
Formula, Inc., an advocacy group involved in issues arising from the Syntex infant formula recall in 1979, is asking HHS Secretary Sullivan to remove Syntex President Paul Frieman from the panel because of his relationship to the infant formula situation as president of Syntex Labs when the recall was conducted. Syntex notes that the government chose not to prosecute the company or any executives as a followup to the situation.