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"… way down a mahi-mahi fillet.Steve Angold works out of a narrow lab at the FDA’s new $40 million testing facility in Irvine, Calif. He is one of about 25 F …"

"… .5 million this year.“The numbers are staggering,” said Dan Solis, the FDA’s director of import operations for the L.A. district. “For example, in th …"

"… op problems at the source.Still, the report paints a gloomy picture of the FDA’s ability to cope. “Despite … recent improvements, FDA does not — nor …"

"… f globalization,” the report states.Carl Nielsen, former director of the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs Division of Import Operations and Policy, sai …"