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Rosa DeLauro: “Let me just say one point. The FDA at the moment has the authority. They have refused, both in the last administration…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
Let me just say one point. The FDA at the moment has the authority. They have refused, both in the last administration and this administration, not to exercise that authority for a premarket review, which would make a determination as to the safety of the product.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro criticizes the FDA for not using its authority to review e-cigarette safety.

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