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Don Nickles: The bill would actually create an incentive for unscrupulous individuals to find ways to sell unsafe or counterfeit…

On the recordJuly 17, 2002
The bill would actually create an incentive for unscrupulous individuals to find ways to sell unsafe or counterfeit drugs that, while purporting to be from Canada, may actually originate in any part of the world. Canada could become the transshipment point for legitimate or nonlegitimate manufacturing concerns throughout the world, and in many cases we would not be able to determine the true country of origin. For all these reasons we find this provision would greatly erode the ability of FDA to ensure the safety and efficacy of the drug supply and protect the public health.
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Don Nickles
Oklahoma

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Discussing concerns about drug safety related to a proposed bill.

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