FDA Is Suffocating the Small Businesses It Should Be Helping

FDA Is Suffocating the Small Businesses It Should Be Helping  (Jim Dickinson @ MDDI)

Some companies can’t afford CDRH’s inconsistent and capricious approach.

For as long as I can remember, CDRH has done a poor job of helping small businesses work through the choking thicket of agency regulations. Despite statutory directives to do better, the center is failing these companies, though small firms are widely regarded as major drivers of the U.S. economy.
Certainly, the center’s Division of Small Manufacturer Assistance has helped hundreds of companies. But it too often gets bogged down ...