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Following criticism, FDA proposes redesign of its human food program - CNN International
  The head of the US Food and Drug Administration proposed sweeping changes to the agency’s food safety programs Tuesday in order to protect the US food supply and promote better nutrition. Read more
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FDA Provides Update on External Evaluation to Strengthen Agency’s Human Foods Program -FDA Statement
In July, I commissioned an external evaluation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Human Foods Program, including the Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR), the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), as well as relevant parts…
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FDA Provides Update on External Evaluation to Strengthen Agency’s Tobacco Program - FDA Statement
Earlier this year, I commissioned an external evaluation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Tobacco Program, to be conducted by an external expert panel facilitated by the Reagan-Udall Foundation, led by former FDA Chief of Staff Lauren Silvis.…
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FDA needs a new approach to e-cigarettes and other safer alternatives to traditional cigarettes - The Reason Foundation
Last month, the Reagan-Udall Foundation delivered a damning review of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) performance as a tobacco regulator.     Read more
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Q&A with FDA Commissioner Robert Califf on baby formula, food safety - The Washington Post
The baby formula crisis of 2022 triggered intense soul-searching at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. What went wrong? How can the government prevent similar disasters from happening again? Read more
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For the nation’s health, break up the Food and Drug Administration - The Washington Post
The Food and Drug Administration last year failed repeatedly to keep the nation’s babies safe from tainted formula. The baby formula fiasco was the latest in a long line of food crises that the agency was slow to catch and handle. 
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Reagan-Udall Foundation Recommends Improvements to the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products - JD Supra
The Reagan-Udall Foundation, an independent nonprofit created by Congress “to advance the mission of the FDA to modernize medical, veterinary, food, food ingredient, and cosmetic product development, accelerate innovation, and enhance product safety”…
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‘I know firsthand they failed’: Parents decry lack of FDA action on infant formula safety - POLITICO Special Report
When Kelly Knight gave birth to her son, Ryker, she was thrilled — and carrying the memory of the two babies she’d previously lost at nearly full term. Read more
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Williams: FDA needs modernization, not more $$ - The Boston Herald
A long-awaited review of the Food and Drug Administration’s Human Foods Program, partly funded by the FDA, is out. The conclusion from the Reagan-Udall Foundation is that the FDA is a great deal for consumers and would be a much better deal if the…
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The Biggest Tobacco Harm Reduction Battles to Come in 2023 - FILTER Magazine
  United States tobacco control did not have an easy 2022. So much turmoil has come and gone this past year that even the most dedicated harm reductionists and critics struggled to keep up at one point or another, as separate events blurred into one…
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