In summary, the FDA got a slap on the hand...
It is easy to criticize, when one is not in the 'fire'.
In this crisis, was the FDA to turn to an external entity in which they had little or no confidence? I hardly think so.
In its effort to do the right thing, the Gov't often loses sight of the goal... or the goal is never achieved.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.