This week marks my one-year anniversary as the 25th Commissioner for Food and Drugs. I have been proud to represent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its talented and hard-working staff in these extraordinary times.
For years, pharmaceutical industry officials have argued that splitting the FDA into two agencies — one that regulates medical products, and one that regulates food — would improve efficiency.
(February 7, 2023) The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA (FDA Foundation) has announced new officers and members of its Board of Directors.
Richard L. Schilsky, MD, FACP, FSCT, FASCO, has been elected to a three-year term as Chair of the FDA Foundation Board of Directors. Georges C. Benjamin, MD, assumes the role of Vice Chair. Allan Coukell, BScPharm, continues his service as Secretary/Treasurer.
Three new members have been appointed to the FDA Foundation Board for a four-year term:
The Food and Drug Administration will create a senior position to oversee food safety and nutrition after a series of foodborne-illness crises, including a nationwide baby formula shortage, exposed major flaws in the agency’s structure and culture, The Post’s Jacob Bogage reports.
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.
