FDA To Curtail Cosmetics Safety Work Under FY 2018 Budget Constraints

President Trump's budget proposal for fiscal 2018 calls for "targeted reductions to the Food Safety program, including reducing staff levels through attrition." In its justification to congressional appropriators, FDA says it will reduce funding for cosmetics safety work in order to focus on top priorities in the broad foods area.

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After issuing 37 warning letters to cosmetics manufacturers in 2016, largely for unapproved drug claims, FDA has warned just two cosmetics companies in 2017, based on currently available information.

At this pace, the agency's warning letter output also will fall short of levels in 2015 and 2014, when it dispatched 18 and 12

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