Where's The Beef? Trump Executive Order On Agency Transparency A Nothingburger For FDA, Lacks Teeth To Tackle True Guidance Doc Issues, Expert Says
• By Shawn M. Schmitt
President Trump signed an executive order on 9 October that aims for government agency transparency around guidance documents, enforcement, inspections and other areas. But longtime industry expert Steve Niedelman of the law firm King & Spalding says the order will have virtually no impact on how the US FDA conducts business. In fact, Trump's order does nothing to tackle legitimate gripes from industry around things like guidance docs.
A new executive order from President Trump aims for government agency transparency around guidance documents, enforcement, inspections and other areas. But one longtime industry expert says the order will have virtually no impact on how the US Food and Drug Administration conducts business.
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