FDA: Lack Of Funding Will Impact Staffing Levels, Inspections

The ability to hire more staff for inspections will be affected if FDA is not granted the funding it needs from Congress, Associate Commissioner Michael Rogers of FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs said at an Alliance for a Stronger FDA webinar May 1. Rogers joined several other FDA officials who have said a lack of funding will inhibit staffing needs and said the agency has been “under recognized, under appreciated.” “Some of the budget challenges are going to have an...