From the FDA: > It is often not possible to determine which parties may be non-compliant based solely on the information in the record that is publicly posted

From the FDA: > It is often not possible to determine which parties may be non-compliant based solely on the information in the record that is publicly posted on clinicaltrials.gov Considering that "nobody has ever been penalised for breaching those codes", this sounds like a handwave. What's the point of the website if it doesn't accurately report missed deadlines? Or if missing deadlines doesn't breach the rules then in what sense are they deadlines?