House FDA reform drug, food bills slated for Commerce Committee mark-up Sept. 25.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
HOUSE HEALTH, NUTRIENT CONTENT CLAIMS LIKELY TO BE REVISITED by the full House Commerce Committee during a scheduled Sept. 25 mark-up of Rep. Edward Whitfield's (R-Ky.) FDA reform bill on foods (HR 2469). The Food and Nutrition Information Reform Act was unanimously approved by the Commerce/Health Subcommittee at a Sept. 17 mark-up despite reservations expressed by several members regarding the health claim and nutrient content claim provisions in the legislation.
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