Appropriators Suggest Moving Food Safety Out Of FDA, Question User Fee Proposals
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A House Appropriations Agriculture/FDA subcommittee member suggests splitting food authorities out of FDA to sharpen its pharma and device focus and allow USDA to handle food safety enforcement. Chairman Kingston praises the budget request’s restraint, but members question proposed user fees.
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