A number of witnesses have told us that we need an independent body to do independent testing, both pre-market and during a product's life-cycle.
The Marketed Health Products Directorate, the MHPD, seems to be conducting this kind of testing. They are a branch of the department. According to your presentation, the MHPD is a body that conducts independent tests and ensures that standards and regulations are consistent. But witnesses have told us that there is no independent body and that we need to create one.
How do you respond to that request? What do you think of the testing? Is it really independent?