FDA warns Advanced Tissue Sciences on quality control
The FDA issues a warning letter to Advanced Tissue Sciences over manufacturing quality concerns including endotoxin contamination and environmental mold and bacteria in areas handling Dermagraft artificial skin. ATS disputes patient risk though commits improvements and cautions ongoing approvals.
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Fed Holds Rates Amid Slow Growth Hint
The Fed keeps rates steady citing slower growth and lingering inflation pressures. Officials note today’s growth mirrors the period before their last rate rise, with the main difference being persistently high inflation gradually easing.
INS faces asylum scrutiny under 1996 law despite reforms
GAO says up to 20 percent of INS decisions lack documented adherence to procedures in asylum cases, with inspectors sometimes failing to ask required questions or provide full information. Report notes 1,396 of 29,170 immigrants referred for interviews under the new rule. 27,774 were turned away. Credible fear findings and judge reviews show high rates of acceptance for those interviewed. The 1996 law aimed to curb asylum abuse by allowing refusals at ports of entry for suspect documents, reducing prehearing fraud cases.
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Trade report cites 52 nations for unfair barriers
The Clinton administration cites the EU, South Korea and China as harming U.S. firms in its annual National Trade Estimate. It notes 52 countries or groups with unfair practices, including copyright and patent protections, and outlines actions under Super 301 and potential WTO cases.
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Senator Roth leads Senate panel on sweeping IRS overhaul
A Senate Finance Committee vote backed a far reaching bill to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service and grant new taxpayer rights. The plan would place IRS under a private sector led oversight board, shield innocent spouses from collection actions, and end the failure to pay penalty for taxpayers paying back taxes in installments. Some provisions may wait until after 2000 to avoid computer system conflicts while the committee schedules further hearings.
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