Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et al v. United States Food and Drug Administration et al

Filing 25

DECLARATION of Michael F. Jacobson in Support re: 19 MOTION for Summary Judgment.. Document filed by Center For Science In The Public Interest, Food Animal Concerns Trust, Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Public Citizen, Inc., Union Of Concerned Scientists, Inc.. (Sorenson, Jennifer)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE
COUNCIL, INC.; CENTER FOR
SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST;
FOOD ANIMAL CONCERNS TRUST;
PUBLIC CITIZEN, INC.; and UNION OF
CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, INC.,

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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG
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ADMINISTRATION; MARGARET
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HAMBURG, in her official capacity as
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Commissioner, United States Food and
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Drug Administration; CENTER FOR
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VETERINARY MEDICINE;
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BERNADETTE DUNHAM, in her official )
capacity as Director, Center for Veterinary )
Medicine; UNITED STATES
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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HUMAN SERVICES; and KATHLEEN
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SEBELIUS, in her official capacity as
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Secretary, United States Department of
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Health and Human Services,
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Defendants.
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11 CIV 3562 (RMB)
ECF Case
DECLARATION OF
DR. MICHAEL F. JACOBSON

I, Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., declare as follows:
1.

I am a founder and the Executive Director of the Center for Science in the

Public Interest (CSPI).
2.

CSPI is a consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to

conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to
provide consumers with current, useful information about their health and well-being.

3.

One of CSPI's three main goals is to represent the citizen's interests before

regulatory, judicial, and legislative bodies on food, alcohol, health, the environment,
and other issues.
4.

CSPI joined this lawsuit because the Food and Drug Administration has

not taken steps to protect the public for more than a quarter century, since determining
in 1977 that certain non-therapeutic uses of penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed
were not shown to be safe. In the time since that determination, a great deal more
scientific research has established the risks of routine non-therapeutic use of antibiotics.
5.

CSPI currently has approximately 433,590 members in the United States,

including 33,777 New York residents.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct, to the
best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
Executed on June 29, 2011, at Washington, DC.

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Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D.

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