OMB: US FDA Has Withdrawn At least 10 Regulations In Response To Trump 2-for-1 Order
Executive Summary
Following several executive orders from the president intended to remove regulations from the federal books, the White House tells Medtech Insight it has already pulled multiple rules from FDA and other agencies – and that number may still grow by the time the Office of Management and Budget has completed an agency-wide review.
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