Avandia Disclosures Prompt FDA Probe
Data On Avandia Heart Risks. Avandia may be about to cause more trouble for GlaxoSmithKline. According to a report in TIME Magazine, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to determine if Glaxo broke the law when it didn’t disclose data on the controversial diabetes drug’s heart risks. Since November 2007, Avandia’s … [Read more...]
Gas Drillers Consider Fracking Disclosures to Stop More Regulation
Gas Drillers Told To Voluntarily Disclose Chemicals. A Texas-based gas drilling company has decided to voluntarily disclose the chemicals it uses in hydraulic fracturing operations. According to The New York Times, the move by Range Resources Corp. comes as drillers attempt to head off possible federal regulations and deflect … [Read more...]
Boxer’s Bill Would Require Perchlorate Disclosures
Community's Right To Know About Perchlorate Disclosures. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif, introduced legislation Tuesday in the Senate guaranteeing a community's "right to know" about the use of perchlorate by companies. If passed, the Perchlorate Community Right-to-Know Act would require anyone who has stored or transported more than … [Read more...]
Weill ‘Outraged’ Over Grubman E-Mail Disclosures
Grubman E-Mail Disclosures. Sandy Weill, chairman and chief executive of Citigroup, the world's largest financial services organisation, yesterday acknowledged for the first time that he asked his former star analyst, Jack Grubman, to "take a fresh look" at AT&T, the telecommunications group and a potential investment banking … [Read more...]
