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Senators ask FDA leaders if food safety is a priority at the agency

By Coral Beach on July 21, 2022

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…

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FDA leader hiring affiliated foundation to review problems at food side of agency

By Coral Beach on July 19, 2022

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…

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Abbott resumes production of infant formula under strict eye of FDA

By Coral Beach on June 6, 2022

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.
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FDA leader says agency could have done a better job with investigation into infant formula plant

By Coral Beach on May 26, 2022

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…
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Senator demands answers from FDA

By Guest Contributor on April 13, 2022

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…
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Califf clears Senate H.E.L.P. Committee, while Esteban is stuck in Agriculture

By Dan Flynn on January 14, 2022

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 …
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Candidates for FDA top job focus on drugs, not food, so far

By Dan Flynn on February 2, 2017

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…
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Storms and stability ahead for food safety efforts in 2017

By Dan Flynn on January 2, 2017

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…
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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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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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