Scientists believe CFCs are responsible for the destruction of the ozone.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed regulations that would effectively ban further use of the CFC-propelled sprays once alternative inhalers become widely available. But Kennedy and thousands of other asthmatics don't trust the FDA to find a new drug that is as good as what they now take. Kennedy is slated to testify before a congressional panel today against the FDA proposal. At least one company, British-based Glaxo Wellcome PLC, has launched an expensive, frenetic, sometimes secretive lobbying war on Capitol Hill that critics say has played to those fears and prompted congressional proposals to block the FDA from moving against the inhalers. Glaxo has hired some big-name help, including Vice President Gore's former press secretary, Marla E. Romash, to help push the issue.