WHy won't a simple drug test pass muster? (excerpts from testimony before the House Commerce Committee, Sept. 1996 on a home drug screening kit)(Transcript)

From: Consumers' Research Magazine | Date: December 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

The home drug test kit developed by Parent's Alert is equated with such medical devices as pacemakers by the FDA who will not approve it for home use. They fear wrong interpretations of the results might cause stress in the home. Many parents believe they can make these decisions for themselves.

The following excerpts from testimony before the House Commerce Committee this past September frame the controversy over a decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to classify a simple home drug test kit as a Class III medical device on a par with CAT scanners, pacemakers, and X-ray ...

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