DoJ Aims To ‘Do Something About’ Crime In FDA-Regulated Industries
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
In a frank warning at a recent FDLI conference, DoJ Director of Consumer Protection Michael Blume says the agency’s role is clear once it takes on a case investigated by FDA or FTC. “We are committed to prosecuting individuals, and we’re seeing that now, more and more,” Blume said.
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