Cosmetics Provisions Unlikely To Catch Ride On FDA User-Fee Bill
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
With the release of an atypically lean, clean FDA user-fee reauthorization draft bill, it’s doubtful that cosmetics regulatory reform language will get tacked onto the must-pass legislation. Stakeholders likely will refocus their efforts on standalone cosmetics legislation to modernize FDA’s oversight of the industry.
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