L’Oréal Pushes For Electronic Reporting Program To Minimize Burden
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The creation of an electronic Cosmetic Product Voluntary Reporting Program at FDA would minimize the burden of information collection on respondents, L'Oréal said in comments to the agency Aug. 10
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