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News Health Care Tuesday, Jun 7 2011

The Hill: FDA slams Republican 'hard science' amendment

Jun 07, 2011

On June 6, 2011, The Hill‘s Healthwatch reported:

A Republican amendment adopted last week by House appropriators could weaken efforts to protect the public from unsafe drugs, tobacco, lead-filled candy and even tainted blood, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday in several documents.

The amendment, from Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), would restrict the kind of information regulators use when making their decisions. The amendment cleared the Appropriations Committee last week.

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Published: Jun 7, 2011

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