House Subcommittee Proposes $285m Cut to FDA Budget

In proposed legislation for FY 12, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee suggested earlier today that FDA funding would be cut by $285 million from its FY 11 level of $2.457 billion. The Alliance for a Stronger FDA has issued a statement of deep concern, stating that, "FDA cannot fulfill its mission under proposed FY 12 House appropriations bill ."

• "FDA cannot fulfill its mission under proposed FY 12 House appropriations bill" is the full text of a media release issued by the Alliance for a Stronger FDA earlier today.

• "House panel proposes big cuts to FDA budget" is an article by Sam Baker late yesterday (May 23rd) on the Healthwatch blog on The Hill's web site