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The notorious contamination of infant formula over the winter of 2021-22 was a scandal not only for Abbot Nutrition, the product’s manufacturer, but for the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which dawdled for five months before taking action…
On November 13, 2023, the Alliance for a Stronger FDA hosted a webinar with James "Jim" Jones, the recently appointed Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during which he discussed his…
The nonprofit Reagan-Udall Foundation that advises the FDA is recommending the agency lead an inter-agency and industry task force to streamline and strengthen post-approval studies of drugs and devices. Read more
An Alliance for a Stronger FDA webinar on  Monday, Nov. 13, will feature  Jim Jones,  FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. Alison Bodor of the American Frozen Foods Institute, and Thomas Gremillion of the Consumer Federation of…
When bacteria develop resistance to front-line antibiotics, health care professionals lose their ability to treat deadly infections, leading to more than 35,000 deaths annually in the U.S. and more than 1.2 million worldwide. Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has made significant progress in addressing the recommendations made by an expert panel facilitated by the Reagan-Udall Foundation, CTP Director Brian King said in a recent …
A broad and odd collection of groups today announced the launch of the FDA Foods Coalition, meant to support and lobby the food safety agency as it develops its planned Human Foods Program. Read more
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, recently said the need to address misinformation is “probably the most difficult issue in my career.” Delivering accurate, understandable, and timely health information to the public, as well as to experts…
Expert advisers will consider today how two companies assessed potential risks with their proposed first-ever gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease, a rare condition that disproportionately affects people of color. Read more
Jim Jones, the FDA's newly designated deputy commissioner of human foods, sees partnering with food industry stakeholders as crucial to accomplishing the food safety goals of the agency. Read more