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There are no shortage of battles, or even just sharp disagreements, over how food and agriculture policy should work. At times, it can get downright ugly. Read more

Updated guidance on expanded access program clarifies that sponsors do not risk enforcement for off-label promotion if they post investigational drug expanded access policies, although that fear already may have subsided. Read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is in disarray and influenced by outside forces rather than scientific research, according to several comments submitted to the Reagan-Udall assessment of the performance of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (…

As the Reagan-Udall Foundation undertakes its review of the FDA’s tobacco program, a number of legal, industry and public health experts are presenting the expert panel with written and oral comments about the major issues they see with the Center for…

TOBACCO PROGRAM REVIEW PANEL ENTERS DAY 3 OF LISTENING SESSIONS — The five-person expert panel tasked with evaluating the FDA’s tobacco regulatory program will embark on its final listening sessions from industry, legal and public health experts today.…

Members of the Food and Drug Administration’s food program evaluation panel have a big job as they develop recommendations for FDA guidance. At a public meeting last month and in the hundreds of comments received through the online portal members of a…

Editor’s note: This is a letter sent by a large coalition of consumer and industry groups to Jane Henney, the chair of the Independent Expert Panel – FDA Human Foods Program of the Reagan-Udall Foundation, that is charged with investigating operations…

Overdose prevention, reduction in opioid and other substance use disorders (SUD), and effective treatment and support for those with SUD are key priorities for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and personally for me as Commissioner. Read more

Yesterday and today in Washington, D.C., the Reagan-Udall Foundation is facilitating a public meeting of its Independent Expert Panel on food.  The independent expert panel has been charged with evaluating the structure, leadership, authorities,…

Anyone who has heard Frank Yiannas speak has probably heard his “mango” story. It dates back to his time working for the world’s largest retailer and prior to joining the Food and Drug Administration in 2018 as deputy commissioner for food policy and…