Nearly half of the comments submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration on the agency’s proposed rule to establish an over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aid category were part of scheme by some in the industry to undermine and weaken the proposal, Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, and Chuck Grassley, R-IA, allege.
US Lawmakers: Hearing Aid Manufacturers Tried To Undermine OTC Proposal
Deceptive comments were meant to mislead; Hearing Industries Association in hot water?
Some of the top hearing aid firms engaged in fraudulent messaging to undercut the sale of hearing aids directly to consumers, according to a bipartisan Senate investigation.
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