In July, 1962, an editor at The Washington Post called a reporter named Morton Mintz over to his desk. The Post had gotten a tip about an astonishing story. There was a drug called thalidomide that was suspected of injuring thousands of babies in Europe. The drug had been withdrawn from the market in Germany and the U.K. eight months earlier. But somehow, by the summer of 1962, most Americans still knew nothing about this.
President John F. Kennedy stated, 'Recent events in this country and abroad concerning the effects of a new sedative called thalidomide emphasize again the urgency of providing additional protection to American consumers from harmful or worthless drug products.' This highlighted the critical need for stringent drug regulations and timely reporting to protect health.
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