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FDA tries, again, to assert authority over LDTs

Agency faces an uphill battle as opponents will fight it in the courts and Congress

September 29, 2023 11:03 PM UTC

Frustrated by its inability to persuade Congress to pass legislation giving it explicit authority to regulate laboratory-developed tests, FDA Friday announced that it plans to do so through the rulemaking process.

It is unclear when or if the proposed rule will be finalized. ...