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By Philip J. Hilts. 394 pp., illustrated. New York, Knopf, 2003. $26.95. ISBN 0-375-40466-X.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most misunderstood, underfunded, and important government agencies. In largely invisible ways, the FDA safeguards our food, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. In an engaging style, journalist Philip Hilts details a century of scientifically grounded work by the FDA and the commissioners who shaped the agency. He nimbly moves chronologically through FDA history, using key examples to illustrate shifts in power and policy.

Several themes recur throughout the book. One is the tension between business interests and public health. From the first hints of regulation in the early 20th century, trade . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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