Supplement Bill Increasing FDA Access To Safety Data Planned By Waxman
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Susan Davis (D-Calif.) are working on legislation "that will give FDA greater access to information to understand if a [dietary supplement] product does pose a health risk and will let FDA protect consumers from unsafe products," Waxman said at a July 23 hearing of the House Energy & Commerce/Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee
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