FDA TOBACCO RULE ENFORCEMENT REQUIRES 30-50 FTE POSITIONS, AGENCY ESTIMATES; CDRH A PRIME TARGET WITH REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS UNDER DEVICES LAW
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA will need 30-50 full-time employees and $3-5 mil. to implement its regulations on cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products, the agency estimates in its cost analysis of the final rule published in the Aug. 28 Federal Register.