Texas Congressman Seeks to Block FDA Regulating Genetic Tests

November 21, 2011

November 21, 2011 | Letting the Food and Drug Administration regulate genetic tests would cripple innovation in a field with tremendous promise for patients and U.S. competitiveness, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said last week. “We need a regulatory framework that is sensitive to the fact that this is an evolving science,” Burgess said at a policy forum co-sponsored by the American Clinical Laboratory Association. The Hill