OMB: US FDA Has Withdrawn At least 10 Regulations In Response To Trump 2-for-1 Order

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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According to the White House, FDA has so far withdrawn at least 10 rules in response to the president's executive orders earlier this year calling for deregulation.

Deregulation has been one of President Trump's pet issues and back in January soon after taking office he issued a...

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