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The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs by a 50-46 vote only a few weeks ago. And the FDA Commissioner had to spend this week bouncing
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: Careful what you step in when on Capitol Hill
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce today holds its much-anticipated hearing on “Formula Safety and Supply: Protecting the Health of America’s Babies.”
It will be live-streamed
Continue Reading Infant formula crisis is target of today’s Oversight and Investigations hearing
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Stop Foodborne Illness, the Voice for Safe Food, is calling on the FDA and CDC for Cronobacter sakazakii to finally be added to the Nationally Notifiable Disease List.
Currently, local and state
Continue Reading A letter to public health officials: Act now to make Cronobacter illnesses reportable
Republicans in the Senate provided six votes Tuesday that were needed to confirm Dr. Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs by a 50-46 vote.
Califf is the 25th FDA commissioner and takes over
Continue Reading Senate confirms Dr. Robert Califf as FDA commissioner with bipartisan support
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The U.S. Senate on Feb. 15 voted to return Dr. Robert Califf to the role of FDA commissioner, bringing needed leadership to an agency that plays a vital role in protecting public
Continue Reading New FDA commissioner has a full plate when it comes to chemistry of food safety
Dr. Robert M. Califf was the Commissioner of Food and Drugs for almost a year until Jan. 20, 2017, when the new Republican administration took over.
But to again be FDA Commissioner, Califf must get
Continue Reading Senate confirmation vote for Califf as FDA Commissioner no longer a slam dunk
The last time Dr. Robert Califf was named FDA commissioner, the U.S. Senate quickly confirmed his nomination. Califf served as FDA Commissioner during 2016.
The White House has nominated Califf to again be FDA commissioner,
Continue Reading Getting another turn as FDA commissioner may not be easy as last one for Dr. Califf
The 15 federal agencies that together enforce at least 30 federal food safety laws are getting new leadership just as fast as President-elect Donald J. Trump can make his cabinet appointments from the long line
Continue Reading Leadership shake-up begins for all 15 federal food safety agencies
The heart doctor who is waiting for the U.S. Senate to confirm his appointment as Commissioner of the U.S.Food and Drug Administration has been keeping the schedule of a famous cardiologist. Dr. Robert M. Califf’s
Continue Reading The cardiologist who would be FDA commissioner is in big demand
Dr. Robert Califf is one step closer to becoming the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Califf’s nomination, made Sept. 15, 2015, by President Barack Obama, gained approval Tuesday by the Senate Health,
Continue Reading Senate Committee OK’s Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner
