Follow up: United and PMA ask for meeting (again)

The industry's posture toward the FDA is evolving, especially with the apparent unresponsiveness by the agency to the industry's concerns and initial request for a meeting. Note this communication from July 3:


Dear Produce Industry Members,

As you know, on June 17, United Fresh and PMA sent a joint letter to Secretary Michael Leavitt, Health and Human Services, requesting a meeting to discuss lessons learned specific to the current Salmonella saintpaul outbreak and ways to improve outbreak management in general. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services oversees both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
To date, we have not yet heard back from Secretary Leavitt. So today, United Fresh and PMA sent a follow up letter to Secretary Leavitt again requesting a meeting to discuss these issues.
As always, we will keep you updated as new information becomes available. In the meantime, feel free to contact
Amy Philpott,
Vice President, Communications, 202-303-3400 ext. 425
United Fresh Produce Association
1901 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Ste 1100
Washington, DC 20006