Draft House Bill Seeks To Strengthen FDA’s Role In Device Import Safety
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Leading House Democrats plan to expedite legislation that would give FDA new powers to collect facility registration fees to support foreign device inspection costs and greater authority to fine companies that violate import rules
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