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The FDA plan: The morning after the morning after

By Sharon Natanblut on March 1, 2023

— OPINION —

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman once wrote; “Everything really important happens the morning after the morning after…”

In short, focus on what really changes, not what is said will change.

That…

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Commissioner details his plan to revamp organization, and supervision at FDA

By Coral Beach on January 31, 2023

After much hullabaloo, the FDA commissioner has revealed a rough draft of a plan to reorganize the food side of the Food and Drug Administration.

At the center of the plan is the creation —…

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Publisher’s Platform: Memories of a Naughty and Nice List

By Bill Marler on November 27, 2022

— OPINION —

I have been thinking it has been some time since I dug into a Naughty or Nice list. Here is one we at Food Safety News put together (with input from readers)…

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Cardiologist now heads Food and Drug Administration

By Coral Beach on February 24, 2016

With a vote of 89-4 today, the Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Duke University professor has little experience in the food safety arena, but extensive…
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Letter From the Editor: Can Strict Liability Crime Mean Jail Time?

By Dan Flynn on October 18, 2015

Here are a couple of legal concepts to get your head around before we continue: The Park Doctrine: Also known as the “Responsible Corporate Officer (RCO) Doctrine,” it allows a corporate officer, who in a…
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Obama Nominates Califf to Lead FDA

By News Desk on September 15, 2015

The White House announced Tuesday that President Obama has nominated Robert Califf, M.D., to be the next commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Califf, 63, is currently FDA’s Deputy Commissioner for Medical Products…
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Hamburg Tells Senate Budget Committee FSMA Funding Needed to Fill ‘Significant’ Gaps

By Lydia Zuraw on March 13, 2015

Many questions directed at outgoing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg during a Senate budget hearing on Thursday concerned funding for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and details of the law’s rules.
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Budget Subcommittee Zeroes in on FDA’s Request for More FSMA Funding

By Lydia Zuraw on March 5, 2015

The increased funding the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in fiscal year 2016 was one of the key topics of discussion Wednesday during a…
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FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Leaving the Agency Next Month

By News Desk on February 5, 2015

The commissioner’s job at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is coming open at the end of March. FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, the 59-year-old physician who graduated from Harvard Medical School, announced Thursday that…
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Senator Wants More Information on Apple-Linked Listeria Outbreak

By News Desk on January 30, 2015

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) is pressing the Food and Drug Administration for more information regarding the Listeria outbreak connected to prepackaged caramel apples that sickened 32 people in 11 states and contributed to the deaths…
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