FDA Proposes Early Detection System For Consumer-Good Contaminants
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
CFSAN says the program in development would involve a center-wide, coordinated and systematic effort to identify and then move signals about contaminants through a review, management and follow-up process. Ideally, the process would enable FDA and other agencies to respond early to chemical threats.
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