Comments on: Roche Boasts About Catching Sports Cheats

By: Doug Bremner MD

Doug Bremner MD — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:34:14 +0000

Well, you guys must be doing something right because I remember Roche being listed as one of the most evil corporations in the world because of price fixing of vitamins at one point but you are no longer on the list.

http://healthyparenting.net/blog/2006/12/24/the-14-most-evil-corporations-according-to-global-exchange/

Caterpillar is at the top for selling bulldozers to Israel which they use to plow down homes in the West Bank, followed by Chevron.

By: ed silverman

ed silverman — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:34:06 +0000

Hi Al,

First, I wasn’t disparaging Roche’s efforts. Second, the company is boasting - it’s a ‘good news’ moment and Roche saw fit to take advantage of it. Nothing wrong with that. And from Roche’s point of view, this does burnish its image in the process. Right? I think you’re reading too much into the headline, though, in so far as that I’m not trying to suggest anything negative about Roche’s actions.

Cheers
ed

By: Al Wasilewski

Al Wasilewski — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:29:24 +0000

Gee Ed, why is it that when a company factually responds to questions about a positive action — in this case cooperating with authorities to prevent inappropriate use of its products — you have to refer to it as an attempt at improving its image? The fact is that we were approached by various news organizations, who learned that we were cooperating with authorities through their own sources, and asked for us to comment.

Al Wasilewski
Roche

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:58:33 +0000

This is brilliant. Good for Roche and the WDA; they have every right to boast.

By: Debt Reduction

Debt Reduction — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:12:57 +0000

Ed, doping and bicycling are synomyms. You cannot have one without the other. How our champ, who I understand is coming out of retirement for one more run in France, does it, without getting caught is the trick!