The question members of a Senate subcommittee wanted answered by FDA officials involved how to make food safety a priority at the agency. The FDA commissioner said much of the answer would come out when
Continue Reading Senators ask FDA leaders if food safety is a priority at the agency
UPDATED — This version of this story includes quotes from Commissioner Robert Califf and U.S. Rep. Rosa Delauro.
A shakeup of the chain of command at the FDA may be coming, but the beginning
Continue Reading FDA leader hiring affiliated foundation to review problems at food side of agency
Abbott Nutrition has resumed operations at its baby formula plant which was shut down by the FDA in mid-February because of dirty conditions and a link to a cronobacter outbreak that saw two babies die.
Continue Reading Abbott resumes production of infant formula under strict eye of FDA
Describing inspection findings at an infant formula plant as “shocking,” the head of the FDA on Wednesday told a U.S. House panel that the formula maker had failed, but admitted that the agency also could
Continue Reading FDA leader says agency could have done a better job with investigation into infant formula plant
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf urging answers and immediate action following
Continue Reading Senator demands answers from FDA
The FDA Commissioner and USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety are the top officials charged with keeping food safe for Americans.
More than 60 days ago, President Biden nominated Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner and
Continue Reading Califf clears Senate H.E.L.P. Committee, while Esteban is stuck in Agriculture
Just ahead of the anticipated appointment of an FDA commissioner by President Donald J. Trump, there’s a bit of a buzz about a new candidate who is the fourth to be seriously considered for the
Continue Reading Candidates for FDA top job focus on drugs, not food, so far
Food safety in 2017 will be dependent on our “complicated bureaucracies” that exist to get through transitions and times of change. Both USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug
Continue Reading Storms and stability ahead for food safety efforts in 2017
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
Continue Reading Cardiologist now heads Food and Drug Administration
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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