AER funds
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Trade groups call for "at least $3 mil. to help bolster the monitoring of adverse events associated with dietary supplements" in May 30 letter to House Appropriations/Agriculture subcommittee Chair Henry Bonilla (R-Tex.). CHPA, NNFA, CRN and UNPA note "one consequence of the increasing use of nutritional supplements by consumers is that FDA's system for processing [AERs] needs to be modernized." Funding for system improvements may have a better shot with Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) gaining seniority on corresponding Senate panel as Democrats take control of upper house (1"The Tan Sheet" May 28, p. 18)
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