US House Committee Requests Proof Of FDA Progress Seizing Opioids In International Mail

Energy & Commerce's Republican and Democrat leadership ask FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb about work by the agency's Office of Criminal Investigations focused on opioid drugs, the office's staffing and its priorities. They note FDA's FY2018 appropriation included $94m for its work in international mail facilities.

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FDA might not have all the answers to House Energy & Commerce Committee questions about the agency's interception of unapproved opioid drugs in international mail, but it has figures showing what it's up against.

The committee's Republican and Democrat leadership on June 8 submitted a letter asking FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb about work...

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