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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I can't think of another circumstance in which a regulatory agency approved something for use without actually coming to…”

On the recordAugust 3, 2010
I can't think of another circumstance in which a regulatory agency approved something for use without actually coming to a formal decision that it is safe to be used and without any process other than that the manufacturer provides some information that is then posted.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse critiques the lack of formal safety evaluations in the approval process.

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