FDA funding would increase with focus on oversight programs

• By Kimberly Kindy

• March 4 at 11:45 am

• The administration is seeking $4.7 billion for the Food and Drug Administration, which includes new spending to implement laws to improve food safety and the safety of custom-mixed drugs made by large specialty pharmacies. The proposed funding represents an increase over last year’s $4.4 billion budget.
  “This is really quite a positive outcome for FDA in this tight budget environment,” said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg. “I consider the additional funding for the Agency to be a tribute to the important work FDA performs on behalf of the American people, the hard work and dedication of FDA employees, and our ability to meaningfully demonstrate the value of our work to stakeholders
  

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