The Reagan-Udall Foundation opened a Stakeholder Portal on September 16, 2022, to collect perspectives and experiences with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA's) human foods program. In addition, the Foundation announced a public meeting of its food-focused Independent Expert Panel.
Join us to observe the in-person public meeting of the Food Independent Expert Panel on September 29 & 30. We'll be gathering input from invited stakeholders including consumer, research/academia, government, and industry representatives. You can join in-person (limited space available) or virtually (audio-only feed). During registration you can choose to attend the full meeting virtually or in-person. Note: if attending in person, you must register for each day separately that you want to attend.
(September 16, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation today opened a Stakeholder Portal to collect perspectives and experiences with FDA’s human foods program. In addition, the Foundation announced a public meeting of its food-focused Independent Expert Panel.
The FDA has launched an initiative warning about over-the-counter skin lightening products after receiving reports of side effects.
The agency's Skin Facts! Initiative, announced last week, is aimed at promoting safe use of skin care products, urging people to be aware of non-prescription products marketed to lighten or bleach the skin.
Eric Young of TriNetX will take us through the characterization of breakthrough infections for vaccinated individuals, including children, who received both outpatient and inpatient treatment. Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, will share her experience with “Target trial emulation to evaluate COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy” using RWD from Israel. Carla Rodriguez-Watson will preview of the Real-World Accelerator to evolve the standard of Care and Engagement (RACE) for communities of color.
Professor Mara Aspinall of the Diagnostic Commons housed at Arizona State University will join us to reflect on the past, present and future of diagnostic tests. Matthew Gee of Siemens will take a look at lessons learned from using real-world data in regulatory submissions for COVID diagnostics tests. Carla Rodriguez-Watson will provide a preview of the Real-World Accelerator to evolve the standard of Care and Engagement (RACE) for communities of color.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation has announced five members of an independent expert panel who will conduct an operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named as chair of the panel last month.
In 2021, a record number of Americans – more than 107,000 – died from drug overdoses. While the loss of human life alone is staggering, we know that the effects of the drug overdose crisis are even broader, including enormous individual and societal costs as people and families grapple with substance use disorder (SUD). Due to this unfortunate reality, in 2017 the opioid crisis was determined to be a public health emergency, which to this day is still in effect. Today’s drug overdose crisis is multifaceted and has evolved beyond prescription opioids.
(September 1, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation today announced five members of an Independent Expert Panel who will conduct the operational evaluation of the Food and Drug Administration’s human foods program. Dr. Jane Henney, former FDA Commissioner, was named as Chair of the panel last month. Joining Henney are Francisco Diez-Gonzalez, James Jones, Barbara Kowalcyk, Shiriki Kumanyika, and John Taylor.
(September 1, 2022) The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) has released a series of reports, in support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) ongoing efforts to develop strategies for the prevention, treatment, and management of substance use disorders.
