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FDA proposes framework for collecting antimicrobial use data - Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Assn
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is seeking public comment on a report outlining a potential framework for establishing a public-private partnership (PPP) to collect and analyze antimicrobial use (AMU) data…
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Combining the ‘Ingredients’: FDA Reorganizes Human Foods Infrastructure Under a Single Leader - JD Supra
In a sizable step toward reorganizing the Human Foods Program (HFP or Program) to rehaul the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) current food infrastructure to better coordinate the agency’s regulation of food products, FDA announced the selection…
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Research Director Carla Rodriguez Watson and CEO Susan C. Winckler discuss RAISE on the OMHHE podcast
On OMHHE’s latest podcast, FDA Foundation’s CEO, Susan Winckler, RPh, Esq. and Research Director, Carla Rodriguez-Watson, PhD, MPH, discuss the RAISE, a project to improve the capture and curation of race & ethnicity data in health care—and the…
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The American people deserve a single food safety agency -Food Safety News
Both of us have dedicated our careers to advancing food safety and protecting the public. We’ve both done so at the height of federal service, in academic settings, as well as within the private sector. That’s why we believe we’re well qualified to…
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FDA Issues Warning Letters to Three Infant Formula Manufacturers - Associated Press Online
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to three infant formula manufacturers as part of the agency’s ongoing commitment to enhance regulatory oversight to help ensure that the industry is producing infant formula under the…
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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post - Lex Blog
EPA’s James “Jim” Jones was named Wednesday as the first FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods.  In an expanded position, he will fill the voids left at the FDA by the February departure of Frank Yiannas, who was the Deputy Commission for the then…
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FDA Names First Deputy Commissioner for Proposed, Unified Human Foods Program - Associated Press
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing the selection of James “Jim” Jones to serve as the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods. The new executive position will lead the charge in setting and advancing priorities for a proposed…
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FDA taps new Human Foods Program head after baby formula crisis - Roll Call
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced the selection of its first deputy commissioner for human foods — part of an effort to reorganize the agency’s oversight of food safety after contaminated baby formula caused major shortages last…
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FDA seeks input on antimicrobial use data collection framework - Beef Magazine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened a docket to seek public comment on a report outlining a potential framework for establishing a public-private partnership (PPP) to collect and analyze antimicrobial use (AMU) data from food-…
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FDA Touts “Significant Strides” in Addressing Reagan-Udall Report but Acknowledges More Work Remains - LexBlog
On June 29, Dr. Brian King, director of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the FDA, issued an update on CTP’s efforts to address the 15 recommendations outlined in a report by an independent expert panel facilitated by the Reagan-Udall Foundation.
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