Concerns Over Federal Select Agent Program Oversight of Dangerous Pathogens

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce. 11/02/2017 This one-hour, 29-minute Congressional hearing features witnesses who discuss the Government Accountability Office ' s (GAO) recent report on the need for coordinated actions needed to enhance the Federal Select Agent Program (FSAP) ' s oversight of hazardous pathogens. The committee requested this report in May 2015 after several incidents involving the mishandling of hazardous biological agents raised questions about federal policies for managing hazardous biological agents in high-containment laboratories. (Video or Multimedia)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - November 3, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news