Congress Gives FDA Authority To Destroy Counterfeit Devices Found In Imports
Executive Summary
Safeguarding Therapeutics Act, approved by the House in September and by the Senate on 8 December, targets the proliferation of shipments into the US containing fake testing kits, cures and vaccines that claim to address coronavirus, some available OTC.
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