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MHLW Panel Recommends Moving Ahead with Discussions toward Easing Regulations on Export of Blood Products
The Committee on Blood Programs of the Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council discussed easing regulations on the export of blood products at a meeting on June 14. Some members of its steering committee have suggested that “the need to…
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