Supplement Industry Oversight Among FDA Programs Targeted For $86M Budget Cut

The first budget proposal by President Trump suggests research by FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research on food- and nutritional supplement-related issues will be curtailed as part of a $3m cut to the center's appropriation.

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The Trump administration proposes cutting funding for FDA dietary supplement industry oversight and other food safety-related programs by $83m to $1.3bn, a total that requires a $26m increase in user fees even though the agency is not prepared to begin collecting a big chunk of those fees.

The first budget proposal by President Trump also suggests research by FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research on...

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