the fda has been without a fullrs worely on the fda to permanent . >> i see i've >> absolutely.120,000 workers. it's it's an extremely important agency. do you think it's unconchenable our legislature has not solved that problem? >> we have to understand that there is some really good career civil servants who probably are making sure that agencyre >>> are drug manufacturers raising the price in the very clutch at the end? >> we do see some raising the price in the 6-9 months before the patent expires. >> does that defeat the alleged massive savings to the consumer from ger nark drugs? >> not at all. the opportunity is enormous. we know that if the country used anti-inflammatoriy drugs the way doctors and kaiser did rather than celebrex and vioxx, the country would have saved 5 billion dollars. >> i'm sorry we are out of time dr. sharon levine. dr. sharon levine.

some are blaming the fda. >> it has been said there are five stages of grief after losing a loved one but pet owners nationwide are struggling to get past anchor >> i think they should make who ever made them eat them themselves >> thousands of beloved pets have become sick or died after eating chicken treats made in china and their owners are furious that the trees remain on store shelves. >> can you imagine if this happened to people and a government agency said we cannot figure out? >> dennis kucinich is calling on the inspector general to investigate the fda handling of the streets. complaints date back to 2007 and when the agency finally inspected the chinese plant earlier this year, chinese manufacturers refuse to release samples for testing >> to then told that they had not received any complaints when the fda itself has said they had forwarded most of the complaints to the manufacturers >> those complaints are now online. story after story of a painful death went to nearly a dozen different brands including lesley purina and canyon creek, dog's well, kingdom pets and more >> w

the chinese company refused to let fda inspector's test their products. jolie asks why the fda hasn't made a move to recall the streets. >> cheney is talking about her beloved benji who died a painful death. she is one of thousands of americans who say they lost or nearly lost a dog after feeding them jerky treats made in china >> i think it is criminal >> complaints to the fda about the tree to date back to 2007 but was not until april of this year that the fda filed. while inspectors did not find any significant health violations at plants like this one, according to the new released and highly redacted inspection reports, the fda never tested any of the streets because of the plant's " refusal " to allow them to sample unless there were tested in a chinese laboratory. animal lovers nationwide are shocked and one of the most outspoken is representative dennis kucinich who tells us " the fda is in an indefensible position of not protecting the public and their pets. we should immediately recall those products ". legally recall a product based on complain

the fda says it has tested the product, but nothing has prompted a recall. pet owners are pursuing two class action lawsuits against netly and del monte pure reason na. >> it's affected the facility webs but we can't get the results of that. >> del monte and nestle say they extensively test the product. nestle posted this video to show pet owners how the wagon train treats are made. kingdom pets post data on their site. they say their chicken jerksy treats come from the same suppliers and they have never tested positive for known contaminants. treatmakers repeat their products are safe if fed as directed. in callie's case the maximum number is between four and five pieces. rachel says callie eight just two treats. >> we did not give them the entire bag of treats. if you ate a box of ding-dongs, you're not going to die. >> the vet found that she died after her sum twisted and ruptured, but it remains undetermined what caused that to happen. the report does not show a clear link between the treats treats and callie's deaths. but rachel says she wants other pet

they're billed as wholesome, nutritious snacks for your dog, but in the past five years, the fda has received 2,000 complaints from pet owners about chicken jerky treats, claiming they have sickened or killed pets. vickie wynn with the story of leading the charge to get stores to stop selling the products. >> jack's my guy. >> kelly was mama dog. >> reporter: rachel chamber's four dogs are family. she says three of them became sick after eating marlin's kitchen chicken jerky treats by dell monte. >> he was very, very sick for a couple days with bad diarrhea. >> reporter: but it was shepherd mix callie that couldn't be saif saved. >> it was violent, and she did not deserve the way that she decide. >> reporter: callie's veterinarian says he's seeing more owners bring in sick dogs after feeding them chicken jerky treats. >> you think these are dangerous. >> they are. if they're causing vomiting or diarrhea, they're causing discomfort to the pet. >> reporter: the fda has published three warnings since 2008 saying chicken jerky treats are causing death and illness in dogs. the agency has

saying it intends to work in good faith with the fda. and finally, and perhaps most interesting, if company has said if it hasn't reach a resolution with the fda, it will file papers with the court to protect its rights to that seized property. >> that story came to us by a tip from one of our viewers. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, we urge you to give a call at the number on your screen. >> for the second time in a week, a baseball star is suspended for drug use. this time, it's a's pitcher bartolo colon. he helped the a's into playoff contention. but he cheated. five players have been suspended for drug use in the past year, three of them from the bay area. colon joined melky cabrera and mota. >>> victor conte was a central figure in the steroids scandal that derailed the career of barry bonds. act victor, nice to see you. how prevalent is drugs in baseball still? >> i believe that it's rampant. there continues to be the use of testosterone. it's the biggest loophole in major league baseball. we've had half a dozen or mo

the fda will come out on another report for us. what does it do to you. >> the effects in the animal lasted up to 60 minutes. in some cases it could do permanent damage to organs. it has to do with your kidneys are working normally. if you have normal kidneys the body fetes rid of it. for people who aren't getting rid of stuff in the blood that's what we have to be concerned about. we are not there. this study makes us want to take a closer look. >> and the authors mentioned pregnant woman in particular should be concerned. >> pregnant woman and people with impaired problems.

reportedly what and how china were to the fda? it reads it was like a member of the family. janet carroll was talking about her beloved benji who died a painful death. she is one of thousands of americans is a loss for nearly loss of four legged family member after feeding them jerky treats made in china. degrees it is criminal. compliance to the fda about to enter and treats date back to 2007 but it wasn't until april that in spite of the five plants his pot products are linked to many of inspectors did not find any significant health violations according to the newly released and highly redacted inspection reports the fda never tested any of their treats because of the refusal to sample unless the samples were tested in a chinese laboratory. and one of the most outspoken is someone who tells us the fda is an indefensible position of not protecting the public and their beloved pets we should immediately recall those products but the fda points outs if it can't legally recall a product best based on complaints alone and despite numerous test has yet to identify the specific

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now julie wants asks why the fda has not made a move to recall the treats? >> it is like a member of the family .. >> she is talking about her dog died a painful death, one of thousands of americans that say they lost for nearly lost a four legged family member after feeding them treats made in china. >> i think it is criminal. >> complaints to the fda about the treats date back to 2007 but was not until april of this year that the fda inspected the plant whose products are linked to many of these illnesses. well inspectors did not find any significant health violations at plants like these, according to the highly redacted inspection reports, the fda never tested any of the streets. because of the plant's " refusal to allow the fda to sample unless the samples were tested in a chinese laboratory. animal lovers nationwide are shocked, and one of the most outspoken is this representative dennis to cinch that says " the fda is in an indefensible position of not protecting the public and their beloved pets. we should immediately recall those products. but the f

. >> a top official in the fda arrested in laurel for soliciting prostitution. howard county police say dr. william howard mizell was busted with 10 other suspects in a recent undercover sting. fox 5's karen gray houston with the details. >> it's very public and embarrassing for the man who is the chief scientist for medical devices at fda. police say dr. william nizell was arrested july 13th after approaching a woman who happened to be an undercover police officer and offering her money for sex. the sting and bust took place along the busy route 1 corridor in laurel. female police officers in plainclothes were working undercover in areas targeted by citizen complaints. police say william mizell was caught in their net. >> how we're thinking about medical device product innovation. >> reporter: this is dr. mizell giving a speech in city. his formal title is deputy irector for the center for devices and radiological health at the fda. >> we were trying to better understand the challenges in the community. >> reporter: getting out into the community took on anothe

the fda handling of the toxic treats, complaints to the fda did back to 2007 but the agency cannot legally recall the streets based on complaints alone, he believes that they should have identified a contaminant by now and says the recent inspection of the chinese manufacturing plants was incomplete because, among other things, they were unable to test the raw product. >> we need to get those products off of the market. >> the fda will say that they don't have the authority to recall these products because they have yet to find a specific talks and that is killing or sickening animals. >> the fda has the authority to institute an import ban, but they're not doing that, they let the product state in the market. >> the fda says their hands are tied until they find the cause of the illness. but they say there's nothing preventing companies from a voluntary recall. u.s. retailers and distributors contend the treats are safe and complaints to the fda are now online, naming a dozen different brands including wagon train, milos kitchen, dogs while the kitchen and more. for the full list head to c

. >> what's the message the fda is sending to the owners of this facility? >> essentially that this is totally unacceptable. you need to protect the public health and that's the reason we stepped in with the seizure yesterday. >> reporter: the state of california has already said it will consider recommending criminal charges after it confirmed details first reported on nbc bay area. these documents appear to show the company cleaned mouse droppings from the food products and resold the items to unknowing customers. product that was contaminated with mice feces was resold? >> mice feces, dead mice, urine, hairs, sift it out, repackage it. >> reporter: occasionally or all the time? >> all the time. >> reporter: do you have a problem with mice droppings in your facility? >> what. >> reporter: do you have a problem with mice droppings? infestation. i'd like to show you some pictures. it's really important you have a chance to talk about these, excuse me, sir. following that no comment last month the owners released a statement last week saying they plan to reop

of course that data is filed with the fda. we think it is a good model. >> "nature" magazine had an article today. prosthetic retina helps restore sight in mice. is this the kind of thing you would measure, whether it restores sight? >> yes. you know, if we had animal models, the animal models available to do it we could set up assays for the client to help with the process, sure. increasingly, lab an a mall models will be -- provide better information to the drug industry as to whether the drugs will work or not in man, particularly as the models get more sophisticated. >> okay, now one of your specialties is oncology. i have to believe that this is one where we have seen a lot of oncology drugs fail because someone dies or gets hurt. is your goal to try to figure out whether it's so toxic at the beginning it's not even worth pursuing? >> that's part of it. our goal is to tell them whether it's toxic or not effective. then of course it's a long process with a lot of nuances which we can help through to the point where they ge

of course that data is filed with the fda. we think it is a very good model. >> "nature" magazine had an article today. prosthetic retina helps restore sight in mice. is this the kind of thing you would measure, whether it restores sight? >> yes. you know, if we had animal models, the animal models available to do that, we could set up assays for the client to help with the process, sure. increasingly, lab animal models will be -- provide better information to the drug industry as to whether the drugs will work or not in man, particularly as the models get more sophisticated. >> okay, now one of your specialties is oncology. i have to believe that this is one where we have seen a lot of oncology drugs fail because someone dies or gets hurt. is your goal to try to figure out whether it's so toxic at the beginning that it's not even worth pursuing? >> that's part of it. our goal is to tell them whether it's toxic at the beginning or not effective. then of course it's a long process with a lot of nuances which we can help through

of course that data is filed with the fda. we think it is a good model. >> "nature" magazine had an article today. prosthetic retina helps restore sight in mice. is this the kind of thing you would measure, whether it restores sight? >> yes. you know, if we had animal models, the animal models available to do it we could set up assays for the client to help with the process, sure. increasingly, lab animal models will be -- provide better information to the drug industry as to whether the drugs will work or not in man, particularly as the models get more sophisticated. >> okay, now one of your specialties is oncology. i have to believe that this is one where we have seen a lot of oncology drugs fail because someone dies or gets hurt. is your goal to try to figure out whether it's so toxic at the beginning it's not even worth pursuing? >> that's part of it. our goal is to tell them whether it's toxic or not effective. then of course it's a long process with a lot of nuances which we can help through to the point where they get i

of course that data is filed with the fda. we think it is a good model. >> "nature" magazine had an article today. prosthetic ra helprestor sight in mice. is this the kind of thing you would measure, whether it restores sight? >> yes. you know, if we had animal mols, the animal models available too it we could set up assays for the client to help with the process, sure. increasingly, lab animal models will be -- provide better information to the drug industry as to whether the drugs will work or not in man, particularly as the models get more sophisticated. >> okay, now one of your specialties is oncology. i have to believe that this is one where we have seen a lot of oncology drugs fail because someone dies or gets hurt. is your goal to try to figure out whether it's so toxic at the beginning it's not even worth pursuing? >> that's part of it. our goal is to tell them whether it's toxic or not effective. then of course it's a long process with a lot of nuans which we can help through to the point where they get it to the clin

the drugmaker said we are going to sue the fda. if you don't approve these drugs we could market them we are going to sue you. the fda held firm and said no we are not going to gamble the lives of americans and of course the americans were saved by this tragedy. but what has happened today? the picture on the right is also a picture of a baby with folk amelia and he also has it he does his mother was given thalidomide. thalidomide is being tested only in the developing world, only in brazil, nigeria, cuba and other parts of africa. it's not being tested in the west and this is a horrible ethical misstep. it's not only that these people are being asked to assume all the risks and none of the benefits of the testing because the testing is for conditions like -- leprosy and what they have said to me when i asked about it is harriet, leprosy is rampant in places like urzua nigeria so we are doing them a favor. we are giving them a new drug. no no we are not because this drug will never make its way to these people. they can't afford it

the same idiot who think the fda to change the cafeteria in their lunch. this is the federal government agency that inspects and grades steak. they set the rules and regulation for how you sell bacon. because of the bunch of vegetarian activist, the only cuisine you can get is tofu. i speak from experience. i tried to go vegetarian once before. it was the longest 45 minutes of my life. vegetarians are not bad and they're really good for comic relief. if you want to be a vegetarian, libertarian, fine with me and keep it to yourself and be proud of what you are and don't force it on people. i never liked lisa simpson, she reminded me of every pita know dating and anti everything person that i enjoy mocking. i realized later in life why my friends and i would tell jokes at their expense. it wasn't because they were different mysterious. it's because they were never happy about anything. they were ivy league school. that wasn't enough for them. ask yourself how many pita people you seen who are genuinely happy people, how many gun control activist are content

the fda doesn't know inone get -- anyone getting sick from the products but they want you to be aware. >>> we will talk about going back to school collecting donations for the back to school drive. we are work preston mitchum junior fon days and celebree learning senters to client supplies for students in --centers to collect supplies for students in need. we are talking about ruled paper and composition notebooks that can be dropped off at the any of the 20 celebree locations. >>> well the department energy says wind energy accounted for 32% of new electric casity but a -- capacity. but a tax credit expiration could -- president obalanca wants to extend the tax credit before it expires at the end of the year. >>> good news for retailers. sales rose for the first time in 4 the commerce department re shows retail sales climbed nearly 1%. you spent more money on furniture, building materials and sporting good if you are curious. >>> heroic acts following the storm last night and a mother speaks out after her son is murder. >> good morning maryland at 5 starts right now. >> you are watch

in fact, in 1999, we partner with the fda in with the state muni fleet. we leveraged $500 million. then>mmm4h performance shot up. so we know this works. similarly, san francisco, we endorsed programming with the state bond funds and lifeline transportation programming, matching prop k cells tech funds, for the mobility maximization project. this is really a project that we difference in the quality of service in the city. again, we're delighted that these two projects are coming to fruition. and we're very honored and happy to thank the fda -- fta for its partnership. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, jose luis. he mentioned the importance of maintaining what we have, and we have been speaking mostly about capital investment, and that is critically important to upgrading and replacing old infrastructure, outdated buses and trains. but we also need to invest our operating dollars. i am very pleased that for the two-year fiscal cycle the started this month, the mta board of directors approved a budget that improved substantially invested -- investment in the maintenance

why the fda is warning tattoo parlors and customers to be careful about the ink. >>> the fda is alerting the public about the risk of infection from contaminated tattooing. some can become tox eke. ink contaminated by mold and fungus has caused serious infections in the five states. customers have to be extra careful about hygiene. >>> researchers at the national institute of health have identified cases with aids like symptoms. the antibodies attack their own system. scientists don't think it's new. it's not contagious and not associated with hiv. there have been 12 cases in the u.s. but no one has died from it. >>> exercising outside in this august heat can be brutal but there are some steps you can take. what you wear makes a deference. wear light colored clothing and lightweight clothing. you get your workouts in the early part of the day or late afternoon when the sun is less intense. those are the bestif you feel w, that's a sign of heat exhaustion. >>> what you can do to protect your self-from the swine flu at the fair. >>> a woman in missouri makes a panic call. he is couldn't sl

fda allows up to 20% wiggle room. so they push the envelope a little bit. there's variation. it's upsetting, but it's legal. >> but the biggest gut buster of all? this new summertime craze, arctic zero ice cream. it promises 150 calories for the whole pint. sounds great. in our test the results are less than appetizing. our sample of arctic zero vanilla maple had a whooping 46% more calories than the label. the chocolate peanut butter an incredible 68% more calories. >> that really upsets me. that really sticks a knife in my heart. that's horrible. >> arctic zero said their calorie kounlts are accurate. we asked to see their test results, and we're still waiting. >> shame on this company, really. people are eating the whole pint in one sitting. you each that every single day, at the end of the week you have to walk an extra nine miles just to burn off those calories. >> that was jeff rossen reporting. the industry trade group tells nbc news when most companies come up with labels, they test a dozen or so samples and t

the fda found listeria. they have stickers saying either birch farms or cottage strawberry. so far, there are no reports of anyone getting sick from eating the melons. >>> they're the company you pay to ensure when your dishwasher went on the fritz, you'd be covered. what happened to the customers of a columbia-based warranty business new that they've closed up shop oar people not only in maryland but other parts of the country spent hundreds on warranty with american fidelity to cover their appliances but the company abruptly closed leaving many out of cash and out of service. this was posted yesterday saying that due to economic hardships and other factors, the company has been forced to close its doors and cannot continue to service its clients. american fidelity which opened in 2007 had recent trouble. in late june they were hit with a cease and desist office. in the late spring the bbb logged 29 complaints in two months. many said the warranties they paid for weren't being honored. >> it's awful. there was no warning sign. this is a company that had been in the communit

>> the fda taking the action after what it calls widespread contaminati contamination. the facility remains closed indefinitely. >> go deeper. >> federal investigators confirming they have found proof of a massive rodent infestation first reported by two whistle blowers talking to nbc bay area. >> this is san francisco herb natural food company from california. >> why are you sitting there now? >> as a person who can't bear this anymore. probably have to stop what they're doing, stop the process because this isn't right. >> we found gross conditions of rodent defiled products. >> first state, now federal investigators confirming. >> in this case we're talking about a warehouse that has live and dead rodents in the facility in product with rodent defiled many excreted pellets throughout the product. every pellet seemed to be contaminated. >> i'm going to have to ask you to leave. >> i wanted to get -- >> i'm going to ask you to leave right now. i'm going to ask you to leave right now. >> in the weeks after our report, the company had no comment until releasing a statemen

the fda approves a medication to treat hiv but it may be out of the reach of most patients. we'll explain. >> new concern along the gulf coast as hurricane as it moves forward. we will tell you how new orleans plans to handle a possible 12- foot storm surge. >> some beautiful weather for the mid-atlantic. the insta-weatherplus forecast is next. >> the winds may be clocking in at 75 miles an hour but there is a concern about the gulf coast. as hurricane is it moves toward land fall. it could trigger as much as 20 inches if -- of rain where petraeus storm surge. the army corps of engineers has closed the floodgates and that is the first for the crescent city. the floodgates and system of levees was built in response to hurricane katrina's devastation and it is the largest pumping station in the world. >> now your 11 insta-weatherplus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> that nasty storm on the gulf coast not an impact on the weather for the next few days. perhaps of a labor day weekend. we're getting set for some late august weather. it is warm out there right

he stopped producing the melons after the fda alerted him to a possible health risk. at least two people have died. he said that he doesn't know the cause of the outbreak. the fda is investigating and they say his farm may not be the only source of the problem. >>> you wantto protect your kid from predators on the internet but do you think about protecting their credit? how identity theft is be he coming a big concern for young online users. >>> and a mommy blogger taking criticism for leaving her 10 week old alone while she went on vacation. how a she is firing back. >>> and tropical storm isaac could be a hurricane soon. . >>> update to that breaking news we have been following since last night. just moments ago delegate bob dwyer admitted he was drinking last night in the boat crash in pasadena. outside shock trauma he came out just moments ago. he said its being reported by some that the alcohol level was 2.0. we are still waiting for the test results. he took the test last night because he was driving the boat. we know there was alcohol on the boat. there were ni

almost seven years later the fda hasn't done it. congress even set a new deadline of july 2012, last month, and still nothing. the fda decline to go on camera, but sent us this e-mail. the rule-making process can take time and we are working dilig t diligently to strengthen and modernize our nation's food safety system. >> there is a serious risk here to health and public safety. if this doesn't make them act, i don't know what would. >>> police say until there's action, for every truck they stop, countless more get away. >>> they say most of the bad food is headed for smaller restaurants and grocery stores action and they say the good news is they're not finding this problem with the big chain stores. >>> when we come right back, much more ahead, a driver makes a deadly decision trying to beat a train through an intersection. >>> and take a look at this video, a trucker got stuck on i'm barack obama and i approve this message now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down

we need the fda to look into it. >> dr. mark seigel thank you very much. >> wondering if i should wipe lie lipstick off right now. >> doesn't list the ingredients. >> exactly. 47 after the top of the hour. another health story we will need to get dr. seigel to let us know about. could they be just as bad for you as cigarettes. according to reports that is the case. last chance to answer the question of the day. vice president joe biden facing a lot of heat this morning for saying the gop presidential ticket will put americans back in chains. we want to know if you think his comments were just fine or over the line? >> steve doocy coming up on fox and friends. how are you doing? >> i am doing fine. maybe we should talk to dr. keith ablow about his comments. he is in the house to talk about if people are normal or if they are nuts. joe gibbs from the washington redskins he is the nascar owner. >> hope solo. you know her from the olympics. won a gold medal for the u.s. team. she joins us live. hope you do, too. >> that's why i

and a four year-old is an inspiring groundbreaking new fda approved for shoot in autism research. he has owned core blood at the stem cells for treatment of his servile policy. the rapid improvement to his body and behavior has this doctors believe the same treatment can work for autism. >>> there's enough encouraging evidence that may have rolled to play but were opening in new york and as the giant step. >>> dear spearheading the new fda approve study and include 30 patience and last one-and-a-half years. >>> desperate homeowners are being warned about a scam known as blind real estate deals. there posted on street corners around the bay area and offered it to buy your home for quick cash or so it just as quickly. the senate cleared district attorney released this field with a message to home owners that did not call them. >>> they will buy your own for cash. in the nearly and that possibly selling undervalued because you are desperate. in turn get your home and may not have been contacting someone the district attorney's office is not only do they lose money in the deals they w

in fact, in 1999, we partner with the fda in with the state muni fleet. we leveraged $500 million. then>mmm4h performance shot up. so we know this works. similarly, san francisco, we endorsed programming with the state bond funds and lifeline transportation programming, matching prop k cells tech funds, for the mobility maximization project. this is really a project that we difference in the quality of service in the city. again, we're delighted that these two projects are coming to fruition. and we're very honored and happy to thank the fda -- fta for its partnership. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank

no. 2, the fda approved the first generic versions of sing singulair. it's of the same high quality and strength as brand name drugs approved by the fda. no. 1, august may be the month on good deals for summer vacation. the reason? many kids go back to school. travel experts say many motels are offering up free breakfast, free wi-fi and reduced parking and that's tonight's fox 5 top five. >>> firefighters are used to saving lives, not quite like this. prince george's county firefighters rescued a pair of newborn kittens from a sewer in beltsville this afternoon. neighbors called the fire department after they heard the 2 day old kittens crying. they're in good health. they've been handed over to animal control. >> nice story as we get weather. >> it's nice to have good stories before weather, not awkward. let's go to weekend forecasts because we have an interesting weekend setting up. pretty hazy and really warm, temperatures still in the 80s. look past the cathedral. you can still see the haze in the air on our hd tower cam there. i'll prove it to you.

approved by the fda and if so it would become the first oral disease modifying therapy for rheumatoid arthritis in more than a decade. >> i think for patients with rheumatoid arthritis this is a really exciting time. we have so many different drugs to choose from and depending on the other comorbidities meaning other medical issues you might have we are now able to make much more individualized treatment plans. >> the side effects include headache, upper respiratory tract infections and an inlease in ldl or bad cholesterol. >>> do you love drowning your popcorn in the rich buttery flavoring? guilty. it may be delicious but listen to this. the recent study says that buttery flavoring may trigger alzheimer's disease. scientists say it can stop the brain's natural mechanisms of clearing the disease but it's not the only thing it may impact. according to researchers the buttery flavoring is also linked to lung damage in microwave popcorn and factory workers there. >>> well, maryland farmers are starting to feel the effects of the severe drought which could further affect the grocery store