The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has voted to approve a bipartisan deal, which includes policies to respond to the nation’s infant formula crisis.
Its title is the “FDA Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act. “
“Families need accountability from FDA and formula manufacturers, and they desperately need formula—and
Continue Reading Senate bill dictates infant formula fix
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The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as Commissioner of Food and Drugs by a 50-46 vote only a few weeks ago. And the FDA Commissioner had to spend this week bouncing back and forth between the House and Senate, testifying for hours about the infant formula
Continue Reading Letter from the Editor: Careful what you step in when on Capitol Hill
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 Jose Emilio Esteban as USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety.
Califf and Esteban require Senate
Continue Reading Califf clears Senate H.E.L.P. Committee, while Esteban is stuck in Agriculture
It was an hour and 57 minutes into the confirmation hearing for the next Food and Drug Administration commissioner before Scott Gottlieb drew a question about food.
Perhaps to be expected, it came from Sen. Pat Roberts, R-KS, who wanted to know if Gottlieb would favor setting some priorities for
Continue Reading Only a handful of food questions during Gottlieb’s FDA hearing
An important step on the road to confirmation for President Obama’s choice as the next U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner will be taken this coming Tuesday. That’s when the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a full public hearing on Dr. Robert Califf’s nomination.
Continue Reading Obama’s Choice for FDA Commissioner Gets Senate Hearing on Tuesday
