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An appropriations bill from a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives would direct the FDA to unify its food program under one person. The move echoes the sentiment from a House committee, former FDA leaders, and experts in the field of food…

It seemed an excellent test case for a new system. After role-playing a U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) member, listening to Altria’s presenters rehearse their pitch, that was my impression. Read…

Commissioner Robert Califf continues to raise attention about what he terms the “revolving door for lawyers,” between the FDA and industry. Agency staff leaving for jobs in the private sector is nothing new, but Califf mentioned during a speech at the…

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf has lamented the FDA’s ongoing tobacco industry litigation following the agency’s attempt to regulate e-cigarettes, according to Politico. The FDA is facing over 40 lawsuits from…

US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf’s evidence generation enhancement plans will include the National Institutes of Health, assuming that agency’s new leader takes office. Read more

Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.” Read more

The FDA Foundation's Director of Research, Carla Rodriguez-Watson, PhD, MPH, discusses designing clinical studies for diversity and inclusivity in patient selection. Listen to the podcast

Remember the comedy program “Whose Line Is It Anyway,” described by host Drew Carey as the show “where everything’s made up, and the points don’t matter”? Well, the spinoff has now taken shape in Washington, with President Biden at the helm. Read more

The FDA’s independent advisory committee on tobacco products will meet this week for the first time since February 2020.  Read more 

We need to talk about the FDA. In December of 2022 the Reagan-Udall Foundation published their external review of the FDA’s food program. It is important to point out that Regan-Udall is actually the FDA’s Foundation – so if anything, their scathing and…