Foreign marketing data
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Conference report accompanying the Agriculture/FDA appropriations bill, which includes a $1.14 bil. budget for FDA in FY 2000, instructs the agency to submit a final rule under the "material-time/material-extent" standard within 60 days of signing the act. Initially expected to be published in June 1999, FDA decided to determine whether ingredients should be included in an OTC final monograph based on foreign marketing data separately from the sunscreen final monograph (1"The Tan Sheet," May 24, p. 4). The bill, HR 1906, which passed the House Oct. 1, is expected to be taken up by the Senate Oct. 12, at which time the foreign marketing issue will be discussed