ABSTRACT
I.INTRODUCTION625 A.TheRoleofScienceinRegulatoryDecisionMaking625 B.TheMultipleMeaningsofResearch626
II.THEROLEOFTHEFDAINCOSMETICRESEARCH627 A.NeedforRelevantandTimelyStudies629 B.NeedforScientificExpertiseandLeadership631 C.TheFDA'sCurrentCosmeticResearchProgram631
III.THEFDA'SBUREAUOFFOODSRESEARCHPLAN634 A.PhasesofthePlan635 B.TheResearchGoals636 C.SettingPriorities:ReallocatingResources D.Funding
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FromthebeginningitwasrecognizedthatTheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA),todoitsjobwell,hadtohaveascience-basedstructureandthatitsdecisionshadtobedevelopedonscientificgrounds ratherthaninresponsetoeconomicorpoliticalpressures.Thus, throughtheyears,changeshaveoccurredintheregulatoryphilosophyoftheagencyasaresultofchangingexpectationsoftheAmeri-
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can people, and the agency has always attempted to develop the science necessary to meet those expectations.
