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Bush Seeks $275 Million for U.S. Food, Drug Safety (Bloomberg, 6/10/08) |
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June 10, 2008 |
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The Bush administration increased its budget request for the
U.S. Food and Drug Administration by $275 million after the agency's
commissioner told Congress that more funding was needed to protect against
unsafe products.
The funds requested yesterday include $125 million to
protect the food supply, $100 million for the safety of drugs and medical
devices and $50 million to prepare the FDA's workforce and laboratories for
“areas of emerging science” such as nanotechnology and gene therapies,
according to the statement.
Read the full article here.
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Last Updated ( June 18, 2008 )
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