FDA To Curtail Cosmetics Safety Work Under FY 2018 Budget Constraints
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal 2018 calls for "targeted reductions to the Food Safety program, including reducing staff levels through attrition." In its justification to congressional appropriators, FDA says it will reduce funding for cosmetics safety work in order to focus on top priorities in the broad foods area.
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