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The Fda And The Rise Of The Empowered Patient, Lewis Grossman
The Fda And The Rise Of The Empowered Patient, Lewis Grossman
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Fda Jurisdiction: A Matter Of Definitions, Lewis Grossman
Fda Jurisdiction: A Matter Of Definitions, Lewis Grossman
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This chapter, new in the third edition, concerns how Congress, the Food and Drug Administration, and the courts have treated the definitions of "food," "drug," "cosmetic," "device," and "human biological product." The scope of FDA's power is delineated almost entirely by the list of product categories over which it has jurisdiction. As the materials in this chapter show, the product definitions are strikingly broad and thus confer jurisdiction over a vast range of goods. Furthermore, the definitions are remarkably plastic, providing FDA with great flexibility to decide whether and how to regulate products. Sometimes FDA has interpreted the definitions expansively, …