Gottlieb Becomes FDA Commissioner With Immediate Issues Pending
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Confirmation comes with fewest votes of any recent commissioner as FDA faces pressing budget, user-fee and other issues. The Personal Care Products Council welcomed Gottlieb to the post and took the occasion to plug cosmetics industry virtues at a time when legislation is under consideration to update regulations.
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