FDA inspectors occasionally show lack of "respect," not "retaliation," FDAer tells conference.

Executive Summary

FDA INSPECTION PROGRAM "CULTURE PROBLEMS" DO NOT INCLUDE "RETALIATION," FDA Midwest Region Director Burton Love told a PDA/ FDA joint conference on regulatory compliance in Bethesda, Md. Sept. 20. FDA's Office of Regulatory Affairs has been examining the issue of alleged retaliation by FDA inspectors, Love said. While the agency may have "culture problems," he said, "my observation is that we...probably don't have what is called `retaliation.'" However, "we occasionally have people that don't treat other people with respect."