The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, also known as the HELP Committee, will conduct a confirmation hearing next Wednesday for Dr. Scott Gottlieb to serve as commissioner of the Food and Drug
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Senate Committee OK’s Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner
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,
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Warren Questions FDA Commissioner About Antibiotics Guidance
The issue of antibiotics in animal feed reared its head again Thursday as U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questioned Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg about the effectiveness of Guidance 213 during a Senate
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Update: Food Policy on Capitol Hill This Week
Updated with witness lists and Senate hearing details
It is going to be a busy week for food and health issues in the
Capital. President Obama is expected to announce the way forward for
health
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Help for Organic Farmers Added to S. 510
Monday the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released Chairman Tom Harkin’s (D-IA) draft markup of the pending S. 510, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which contained new provisions to protect organic
Senate to Hold Hearing on Food Safety
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) announced late last week that it will hold a hearing on reforming the food safety system on Thursday.
The HELP committee is currently considering the
Food Safety Bill Likely with Harkin
As the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, has publicly indicated that the committee will likely take up a food safety bill this fall and