New Powers for the FDA?

Fierce Pharma had a piece yesterday revealing a new measure introduced in the House recently in the wake of the J&J recall hearings by Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY), calling for the FDA to have power to initiate its own recall rather than having to wait for the drug maker to do it.  Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) has produced a bill of his own in the Senate that echoes the House bill's call for more power, including more agency oversight of foreign drug manufacturing.  In either case the legislation has a long way to go and can expect significant heel-digging by PhRMA.  It's all here.