according to fda commissioner margaret hamburg fda has, quote, not seen evidence of safety risk associatedth genetically modified foods end quoit. further, fda has no basis for concluding that bio-engineered foods are different from other foods in any meaningful way and the world health organization has stated that, quote, no effects on human health have been shown as a result of consumption of such foods, end quote. in fact, they can grow faster resist diseases and drought, lower reliance on pesticides cost less and prove more nutritious. even president obama has stated that, quote, advances in the jennetic engineering of plants has provided enormous benefits to american farmers. and that investment in enhanced biotechnology is anzkv essential component of the solution to some of our planet's most pressing agricultural problems end quote. nonetheless, there have recently been a number of state initiatives calling for the mandatory labeling of food products that contain gmos, and we'll hear today from a number of witnesses who can speak to such actions and the impact they'd have. food labe

>> i've been in fda for almost 30 years., i believe and my colleagues believe that we are civil servants. but that we are engaged in an honorable profession in an honorable activity. that does not mean we get every decision right any more than r(t&háhp &hc% decision right. but we try to make decisions to the best of our ability, based on what the science tells us, and based on the law and regulations and sound policy. >> mr. landa, appreciate the answer, and i thank you for your civil service. i think there are a lot of folks engaged in these that are trying to do the right things. appreciate your forthrightness. >> chair recognizes mr. green for five minutes of questions. >> thankç!,r you, mr. chair and our ensuring the health and safety of my constituents is always a top priority. and we hope™"'z to understand t in our economy. thank you for taking the time to be here, and we appreciate your 30 years of service to the fda. ilmb find this issue often leado passionate claims. i6 hope your years at the fda n shed some light

also tonight a big health warning from the fda about one of the most common medical procedures facing millions of american women, america tonight sarah hokye brought us a procedure that some fear may spread cancer and a follow-up and what doctors should do about it. and branches of government. >> capitol christmas tree is pretty new. >> reporter: we have a story behind the tree now gracing the nation's capitol. >> three two, one. >> reporter: lighting up a season of peace on earth in a place where peace can be hard to come by. ♪ and good evening and thanks for joining us i'm joie chan and half of the veterans in iraq and afghanistan sufficient tear a disability connected to their service. they range from traumatic physical wounds of war to life altering psychological scars and now there is increasing concern from millions who say the military should recognize their wounds from poisons they say they were exposed to in the line of duty. america tonight's shiela mc-victor has an exclusive, in depth look at what many believe will be the toxic legacy of iraq and afghanistan. >> i've lost a

and the fda working with the fda we have those in place.ase it on science and not on previous stereotypes. >> the blood supply if the ban is lifted, according to the williams institute lifting the ban would increase the annual u blood supply by up to 615,000 pints of blood this year. they estimate 360,000 men would come forward to give blood. yes, this is about the blood supply in donations but to your point, it's also about not alien ating a group of people. >> right. this is about keeping old stereo types in place. we don't want to do that. we're trying to move forward as a nation, i think that the fda has a moment here where they can do that and help us move forward. >> how confident are you that the ban will be lifted? >> i'm hopeful. hopeful. >> okay. we know in 1990 the fda refused to accept blood from haitian donors on it was likely to contain hiv. the fda lifted that ban less than a year later. >> they do. and they're seeing a lot of pressure from advocacy groups. >> universities. >> ama and the red cross. a groups are saying it's o

not fda-regulated. they can put any amount of nicotine they want.s year, finally the fda came and said minors should be banned from getting them. >> when we talk about this, the e-s e-cigarettes, there are people who are heavy smokers and said these help with smoking cessation, there's something do to is, right? >> that's a good point. my point of view on this is the issue is the nicotine. now, there are recalcitrant smokers who can't quit, that come to see me in the office, and i have -- i'm out of all options. they can't quit cold turkey is the most likely way to quit, and by the way, a study just recently showed in the journal of cancer you're more likely to quit without the use of e-cigarettes, if you're smoking, you're more likely to quit without these, but there's a group of people, people who have smokes a long time, and they'll come up and tell me a year or two later, you know something? it was the e-cigarettes that got me off. what i'm most worried about is our youth. now, e-cigarettes are bans in 40 states. you're not allowed to have them

some have been seeking experimental drugs through the fda and pharmaceutical companies, but there areical issues surrounding who gets the drugs and who doesn't. betty rollin has our report. >> reporter: jamie and jason fowler and their two children, juliet and jack, recently moved to mundelein, illinois where jack can get treatment for his life-threatening disease. it's called hunter syndrome. he lacks an enzyme needed to break down sugar molecules and, as a result, suffers damage throughout his body. >> he has hydrocephalus in the brain, so he has large ventricles with a shunt. he has joint contractures, he has stenosis in the spine, carpel tunnel syndrome in his hands. he's had surgeries done. he has heart stuff going on, liver and spleen enlargement. >> reporter: is he in pain? >> i think his tolerance for pain is high, but i think that there's definitely pain involvement. >> reporter: jack is on an enzyme replacement drug called elaprase, which gave him some relief initially, but no longer. there is a phase ii/iii clinical trial going on now that the fowlers tried unsuccessfully t

. >>> news coming from the fda. they are going to recommend a change to the ban on blood donations from gay men. they recommend that gay men can donate if they have been celibate for a year. a change to the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay men to recommend that men who have not had sex for a year can donate blood. this is just a recommendation. the fda will be discussing this in 2015 and will also continue to reconsider all policies on this. >> be clear here. this is a recommendation and not a policy change. where does it go next? frankly, to ask the obvious question, how would one ever really know? >> that is a great question. i think you are completely right. already there are surveillance programs in place. this ban was put into place in the early '80s at the height of the aids crisis. when you donate blood they test every sample they get. that is a great question. where it goes now it will be open to public comment. this will happen in 2015 and we'll see if this comes into place and if it gets stretched

. >> it's not fda regulated. it's not fda regulated. they can put any amount of nicotine they want.this year finally fda came and said minors should be banned from getting them. that is the only move they made so far. >> when we talk about this, e-cigarettes, people out there, heavy smokers and they say, listen, these things do help with smoking sensation. there is something good to righ? >> i want to emphasize my point of this is my issue is the nicotine. there are some that can't quit and i'm out of all options. they can't quit cold turkey, which is the most likely way. a study just recently showed in the journal of cancer, you're more likely to quit without the use of e-cigarettes. if you are smoking cigarettes, you're more likely to quit without using e-cigarettes. but a group of people who have smoked for a long time and they'll tell me a year or two later, you know, it was the e-cigarettes that got me off. but what i'm most worried about is our youth. now, e-cigarettes are banned in 40 states. under the age of 18 in 40 states, you're not allowed to use e-cigarettes. but you kn

the people who have been urging the fda to do away that lifetime ban are grateful but say this new policy> starting next year sellbait gay men will be sabable to dona blood. >> he is pushing for the ban that is been in place since 1983. >> the current ban has per pet ooh ated stereo types and discrimination. >> improved testing has called to lift the ban and classifies men who have sex with men have an increased risk of hiv. the agency says this in part. >> the good news is they heard the issue and made some changes but not the changes that will make a difference. >> congressman says new policy is discriminate knorydiscrimina >> bottom line is screen based on behavior for everybody. and then when they test the blood afterwards they can have that assurance. >> the fda mailed the decision after reviewing scientific evidence. that didn't lead to a more inclusive policy. >> it's not base in current technology and science, it's based in fear from generations ago. >> the red cross has been urging the fda to make changes for year and they said it could take a while for the new policy to take eff

the market are what we call broad spectrum, which means they are blocking uva and uvb rays, and the fda has recently required updating sunscreen labeling to properly reflect -- >> broad screen. that's what we have to look for. >> broad spectrum. >> broad spectrum. is there any spf or something we can call spf something that's chemical free? people ask me, they want to be chemical free. they still want to have protection from the sun yet spf itself is actually a code that the fda uses saying that this complies with a certain chemical combination. >> right. >> so it's very hard to tell somebody about an spf. >> there are two types of sunscreen ingredients. there are the chemical sunscreens, the ones that we're familiar with and we're a little bit worried about, which i believe -- >> chemicals. >> -- are safe when they're used on humans. and there are the physical blockers, which are the titanium dioxide and zinc oxide which are what people call chemical-free sunscreen ingredients. if you're concerned about chemical exposure, you want to look for physical blockers that only contain titaniu

yet, spf itself is actually code that the fda uses saying that this complies with a certain chemical combination. >> right. >> so it's very hard to tell somebody about an spf. >> there are two different types of sunscreen ingredients. there are the chemical sunscreens, the ones that we're familiar with and we're a little worried about. >> right. >> which i believe are safe. >> okay. >> when they're used on humans. and there are the physical blockers, which are the titanium di oxide and zinc oxide, which are what people call chemical-free sunscreen ingredients. you want to look for sunscreens that are considered physical blockers that only contain titanium dioxide or zinc oxide as their active ingredients. >> perfect. now, s. -- spf. if you put 60 s it better than 30? >> it's been a little bit of a myth that, quote, over spf 15 doesn't make a difference. i believe it does make a difference. spf -- remember, we're only talking about the uvb protection. spf 15 is only blocking 93% of uvb radiation. >> okay. and how much of uva? you can't tell? >> right. we can't tell. spf 30 blocks 97%

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for "cbs this morning," major garrett, washington. >> the fda this morning is deadly.of drinking 25 cups of coffee. 18-year-old logan steiner was a star wrestler at his high school in ohio, prom king and top studwith o ooh. caffeine powder just once. he overdosed and died. kate steiner is logan's mother. >> he had no idea what he was doing. none. i do believe at the last minute he realized what happened and probably shook his head. >> reporter: the coroner's report showed that logan had a lethal amount of caffeine in his system when he died. it's easily purchased online as seen in this youtube video posted by a man who says he ordered 25 grams of powdered caffeine through ebay. this form of caffeine is classified as a dietary supplement and is not regulated by the government. the caffeine in coffee, tea and other beverages is regulated. dr. robert glatter is a physician at lennox hill hospital. >> teenagers and young adults are getting this powder to lose weight and as a workout supplement and trying to study longer hours and it's seen as a way to do this. it's a vehic

happy to see that the fda is recommending a change to their lifetime defer -- deferral. >> just to be very, very clear a significant majority of gay and bisexual man will still be completely prohibited from donating blood because people are people and people have sex. and to expect people not to have sex for a year so that they can donate blood is ridiculous. >> reporter: supervisor weiner says that in part because current testing takes two weeks to find out if people are hiv positive. straight men and women can donate almost regardless of their sexual partners or how many that they have had. he adds that infection is about behavior not sexual orientation. >>> they're now lighting the manora. it's in union square and it is being lit right now. according to jewish belief, the last day of day of hanukkah mark it is day the great miracle of light happened. very festive scene there. >>> we're hearing from the family of a santa cruz woman who died from listeria after eating caramelized apple. >> my brother had a couple of the apple slices left after my mother brought it over. >>> you might

it took 30 years for the fda to move at all.ey will view this as an experiment, view data and consider a more relaxed standard. >> ifill: what if the timing of this rollout? >> the fda planned on today's press release, we'll have comment. my expectation is in the next year, we'll see the policy changed effectively and all at once and at that point the red cross said they'll change their policies. >> ifill: should we worry our blood supply will be compromised due to the relaxed rule? >> my experience is no. the best data and experience is to look at our neighbors and seeing what's happening with them. none of that data gives us reason to worry. fda is an extremely conservative institution when it comes to safety. every pint of blood donated is already tested for hiv. all we're doing now is saying you had a classification that was overbroad, it excluded many people, and now you relax that. the good news is this should hopefully add to the blood supply as well as liberate things like bone marrow and the like which also tracked the

it is the latest attempt by the fda to lift a ban that went into the effect at the start of the aids epidemic in the early '80s. >>> illinois is the first state to legalize medical marijuana for children. minors must get two doctors to sign off it will help treat their health condition. >> a self-described social experiment prankster thought he was going to catch a homeless person buying alcohol with money he gave him. the man goes into the liquor store and comes out with food and goes from park to park and shares it with other homeless people. the video has gotten 10 million hits since it was posted on monday. >>> in cincinnati, a zombie inspired nativity scene. it is pitting town officials against a homeowner. it was brought to their attention by two anonymous residents that were offended by it. they v ordered it be removed by friday citing zoning violations. the homeowner says his goal wasn't to offend anyone's religious beliefs. >>> it is a question on the minds of so many kids this morning. where is santa? well, starting tonight, volunteers at norad will be tracking his every st

peter pitts worked with the fda for many years, and now he's in a healthcare non-profit. and dr. caleb alexander, the codirector of john hopkins center for drug effectiveness. so professor lee, this study, your folks did in corroboration with those at yale. and it really gets your attention. how did we get to a place where one in five older adults are in a place where drugs are working against each other? >> i think what we do is treat one condition at a time. and we need to treat the whole patient, as we get older when we have multiple medications and multiple problems, and we need to treat these as a whole. and currently, we have too many specialty physician organizations that will recommend a lot of medications for each condition, and when those add up, that's where the problem ends up. the crum, how common are these medications? >> these medicines are commonly used and having people on multiple medications at the same time is common. particularly when adults are 65 and older. the average prescriptions is 23. >> 23 different prescriptions per person. >> per year. >> after 65.

so we want it to be true, but i think it's the responsibility of the fda and pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals and the media to set the record straight. >> latino politics, it's bizarre to think that each back in the 90s, there were not as many farm commercials and now thia bound. and speaking of that, 70% of americans are on a prescription pill. i'm sure that there's a farmer saying what? why is it only 70%? and then we have a video comment from elizabeth. >> my mother was given a sample of a new medication and had a stroke the next day. the neurologist diagnosed her stroke as being specifically to the drug interaction with this new drug with her other medications. conversely my doctor only uses samples to help patients who might not be able to afford new medications in the marketplace. i'm concerned that this is a marketing problem. how do we alleviate that? >> joining us now is dr. natalie bowler, a hosting physician who focuses on treatments. and dr. bowler, you heard elizabeth's question. >> i think that. people look to diagnoses themselves based on what they

the fda and the federal government, they ought to just get it done. overall. >> it's a bold statement for kennedy. a recovering addict who's been outspoken that making medical marijuana legal in any way is dangerous. that more children will be able to access it and more smokers will become addicted it to. -- addicted to it. now he thinks the only way to remove that risk is to have all medical marijuana products federally regulated, rigorously studied and strictly controlled. >> i think making this truly a medicine as opposed to forcing people to go on the street and try to buy something that they can't determine whether it is what it says it is. >> but he understands why sick patients want marijuana now. remember his father, ted kennedy, died of brain cancer and his brother lost his leg to cancer. >> i wouldn't have begrudged any member of my family with cancer, and they've all had cancer, anything that would have mitigated the chemotherapy. >> it's why he's meeting with everyone, from the fda to the white house, to speed things up. but it takes time.

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. >> and blood feud, the fda eases a lifetime ban on gay men donating blood, but some gay rights groups call the move offensive. people who want to see sony's controversial film, "the interview" will get their chance. last week, it was pulled when theaters in the u.s. and canada refused to show it, with the threat of cyber attacks against sony. the white house has blamed north korea for the attacks. david poehler is in los angeles, and welcome. do you think that sony made the right call to show the movie >> the whole thing is a bit of a mess, but the new story is they basically approached the big theater chains, and they were going to put it on big screens a week ago, they were planning on opening it a week ago before they canceled it. and they kind of told us at the last minute that they wanted to reinvigorate the idea of going to theaters, but they wanted to go day and day, and it changed the whole thing. so a lot of mistakes involved with this, blue going into theaters is ultimately a win on some level. >> surely, they're making it up as me go long here. but that's the whole problem.

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fda is re visiting the issue on the heals of the 26th annual world aids day. no word on when a final decision will be made, but if the ban is lifted, it will eliminate one of the last remaining federal bans on gay americans. >> just in time for the holiday season, yes, make up inspired by the smash disney hit frozen. oh, ya. the collection is the latest in the beautifully disney make up line. >> oh, my goodness. >> seven year old daughter, hope she's not up watching. >> this watch it, prices range from seven to just $37. collection includes nail polish, eye shadow, lipstick. >> is that where -- you have a little make up bag. is that what you use? beautifully disney? >> ya, turning in my man card. >> it says my stuff on the outside. >> i'm wearing pink. >> okay. >> go eagles. >> more on that in a moment. 5:26. signs of the christmas season popping up all over the area. >> and tonight philadelphia will host its tree lighting ceremony. maybe we'll have some pink lights. all right, here is a look at last year's tree lighting, tonight's event kicks off at 6:30, at

why buy the company before it gets fda approval if it's going to get fda approval? that the valuation of the company might be somewhat different. different circumstances. we might not be able to afford that. but i think if you look at the history of the recent report in the past 25 years, often drugs approved by the fda, two-thirds of them were approved when they actually had clinical data results that were not absolutely clear cut. our first drug was approved by the fda while it missed its proper end point in the phase three trial. we have experience with negotiating with regulatory authorities to get these drugs approved, even if the data set is not clear cut. >> will we get an answer on approval by the end of next year? >> we hope. the plan is -- it's a roll iing- we anticipate the filing to be completed by the end of the first kwfquarter of next year. the drug already has breakthrough studies and product review, so it could be approved if the finding is done by march could indeed be approved in the u.s. in terms of accelerated approval by the end of next year. >

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