1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/Petition to the FDA to Ban Hydroxyethyl Starch Solutions - Public Citizenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QLBE33Ca4f"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/petition-to-the-fda-to-ban-hydroxyethyl-starch-solutions/">Petition to the FDA to Ban Hydroxyethyl Starch Solutions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/petition-to-the-fda-to-ban-hydroxyethyl-starch-solutions/embed/#?secret=QLBE33Ca4f" width="600" height="338" title="“Petition to the FDA to Ban Hydroxyethyl Starch Solutions” — Public Citizen" data-secret="QLBE33Ca4f" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Public Citizen and two leading medical experts petitioned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove hydroxethyl starch (HES) solutions from the market because the solutions cause kidney failure, bleeding, and death and there are safer alternatives available.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628