Coronavirus Product Communications Would Get Safe Harbor Under Senate Bill
Executive Summary
In what could be the first major use of the Emergency Use Authorization pathway, manufacturers would be able to disseminate information based on ‘competent and reliable scientific evidence’ that is truthful, non-misleading and directed at population-level decision makers. The measure would define the CARSE standard in the FD&C Act for first time, attorneys say.
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