Lab-Developed Test Regs In Spotlight With Citizen Petition, Hamburg Speech
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The American Clinical Laboratory Association filed a citizen petition with FDA June 4 reiterating and formalizing its long-held opposition to FDA regulating laboratory-developed test services. The petition closely followed a speech from FDA Commissioner Hamburg emphasizing plans to do just that.
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