Costs Would Snowball With User Fees For Cosmetics Firms – Attorneys
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Cosmetic manufacturers could be facing a raft of new expenses if user-fee legislation passes, attorneys say. With increased funding, FDA could move the cosmetics industry toward a regulatory framework like the 510(k) premarket notification system in place for medical devices, Arent Fox’s Georgia Ravitz suggests.
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