Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took aim at a long-criticized food safety loophole on March 10, directing the Food and Drug Administration to explore rulemaking that would end companies’ ability to “self-affirm” ingredients as safe without oversight.
The move, part of Kennedy’s “Make America Healthy Again”
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After a meeting with representatives from some of the country’s mega food producers, the Secretary of Health and Human Services said he focused on food safety.
However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly did not bring foodborne pathogens or traceability of foods to the table.
The meeting on Monday, March 10
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An attorney with a multinational law firm in Miami is expected to be the next deputy commissioner for human foods at the FDA.
Kyle Diamantas has been with the law firm Jones Day since July 2021. He earned a bachelor’s degree in prelaw political science at the University of Central
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On Jan. 20, Dr. Robert M. Califf bid farewell to his role as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a reflective post on X, formerly Twitter, highlighting the agency’s progress and ongoing challenges.
Califf’s departure comes at a time of uncertainty for the FDA, with President Donald
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