Push For Separate US Food Agency Could Grow From Independent Panel’s ‘Urgent’ Call For Change
Executive Summary
As latest evidence supporting their preference, lawmakers and other proponents of moving regulation of food manufacturing and marketing out of FDA and into a separate agency will reference report from panel appointed by Reagan-Udall Foundation at FDA Commissioner Robert Califf’s request.
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