HHS postpones review of over 95% of FDA’s regulations so critical resources are not diverted from Covid-19
The Department of Health and Human Services said late Thursday that it’s postponing a last-minute rule enacted by former President Trump’s HHS that would’ve required the FDA to review almost every one of its regulations, which would’ve diverted necessary resources away from the agency’s ongoing work on the pandemic.
“Based on a count cited in the SUNSET final rule, under the timeline and definitions provided in the final rule, over 7,000 sections of the Code of Federal Regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are more than ten years old or would become more than ten years old during the first five years the rule would be in effect, representing over 95 percent of its current regulations,” HHS said in announcing the postponement.
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