Jax’s Citizen Petition represents a perfect opportunity for the FDA’s Human Foods Program under Deputy Commissioner Jones to lead by example and break away from the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s finding that the FDA’s “culture creates an environment where decision-making is unacceptably slow” and from an external perspective appears “sluggish and non-responsive to public health concerns.”

Through this collaboration, the Public Engagement Staff and the Foundation are working together on FDA Patient Listening Sessions to enhance FDA’s clinical and regulatory understanding of diseases and conditions and provide a common understanding of the most urgent needs of patients, caregivers and advocates.