FDA Should Have Larger Role In Trade Talks, Hamburg Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
FDA commissioner believes the agency needs to have “a full place at the table,” rather than being summoned into the process late and viewed as obstructionist when it raises public health concerns.
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