Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 8, 2013
FDA seeks to ban trans fats – The proposed rule would require food companies wanting to use the nasty artery-clogger to get FDA approval and meet rigorous and likely insurmountable safety standards. Washington Post
Swiss report claims Arafat may have been poisoned – Israel’s Foreign Ministry responds that report “is more soap opera than science.” BBC
EX-CEO of famed hospital sentenced to prison for kickbacks – John Reynolds, former CEO of NY’s Hospital for Special Surgery, is sentenced to 18 months for taking kickbacks and lying about it. Bloomberg
The government shutdown cost billions – The White House releases a detailed report showing the shutdown cost $2 billion in back pay, 6.6 million days of lost work and 120,000 private sector jobs. NYT
Ranbaxy whistleblower reveals how he exposed massive pharmaceutical fraud – Watch the CBS the video here.
USIS cleans house amid federal probe – The leading background-check company that cleared NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is replacing its top executives. WSJ