manning trotted down the hall to the elevator , and punched the button for the second floor.the denial papers had to be stamped with an official fda seal , and then processed by the food and drug approval department.a letter would then be generated to the company that had submitted the request for approval.in this case , it would be a letter of refutation.there would be no extended research option and no stipulation on the existing product for the company to comply with.no adjustments , no contingencies.a flat denial .