He has heard from the FDA and they had rejected his petition. A copy of the letter from the FDA will appear on this web page soon along with the letter from Dr. Herbert to the FDA in response to this rejection. Stay tuned here to hear the latest on this ongoing quest to get HH patients treated through the blood banks.
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Victor Herbert, MD JD of New York has filed a petition with the FDA asking them to use hemochromatosis blood as donor blood. The undersigned submits this petition to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to issue an order in the form of administrative action. A. Action requested That the FDA insert, in 21 CFR Ch. B. Statement of grounds. The stigma regarding hemochromatosis is based on the mythology that it was an infectious disease.