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The report was prepared by an expert panel at the Reagan-Udall Foundation, convened at the request of Commissioner Califf, that was charged with assessing the processes and procedures, resourcing, and organizational structure for FDA’s Foods Program.
In 2022, Medidata Link (Medidata’s linkage technology) won the Innovation Award from the Reagan Udall Foundation for the FDA, highlighting the excitement from the regulatory community towards linkage’s potential to reduce trial costs, timelines, and…
In September, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA released a report on three industry roundtables regarding the ruling. The participants in the invite-only roundtables called out three major areas of concern: awareness of the rules, labeling, and…
With antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continuing to grow as a global threat, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced it is granting cooperative agreement funds for 3 projects focused on the collection, analysis, and data…
The FDA’s Food Traceability Rule hits in January 2026. And a recent report from the Reagan-Udall Foundation found that retailers, suppliers, and distributors have no idea how it works.
The FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, or CTP, is responsible for reviewing these new products, but its process needs reform. According to a report from the Reagan-Udall Foundation, the CTP’s lack of transparency and communication has created…
Officials said Friday during a panel discussion — hosted by the FDA and the independent nonprofit Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA — that, while new treatments and drug approvals are needed, existing treatments aren’t being used to their full…
To help support implementation, FDA worked with the Reagan-Udall Foundation to host three roundtable discussions on the Food Traceability Rule.
Jones came to the FDA with intimate knowledge of the foods program, having served on the Reagan-Udall Foundation’s Independent Expert Panel, which evaluated it in 2022.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation also issued a report in September calling for staggered implementation of the traceability rule, starting with suppliers.