Infant formula meeting canceled
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA Food Advisory Committee meeting on infant formula scheduled for June 20-21 was canceled due to unavailability of some speakers, agency says. Meeting was to be second in series on quality issues ("1The Tan Sheet" June 3, 2002, In Brief). Rescheduling is planned, but dates have yet to be determined...
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