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Senate Confirms Dr. Stephen Hahn as New FDA Commissioner

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On December 12, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Stephen Hahn to be the next FDA Commissioner. Dr. Hahn will take over for Admiral Brett Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health within the Department of Health and Human Services, who has been overseeing the FDA since Ned Sharpless’s tenure as “acting” FDA Commissioner expired in November 2019. … Continue Reading

HHS and USDA Announce 2020 Dietary Guidelines Topics and Advisory Committee Meeting

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In February 2018, The Daily Intake Blog reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) were soliciting “public comments on the proposed priority topics and supporting scientific questions that will guide the development of the upcoming 2020-2025” edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the … Continue Reading

USDA and HHS Accepting Public Comments on Topics and Scientific Questions for the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA)

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As our readership is well aware, every five years, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) release the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) — a set of recommendations based on up-to-date nutrition science that is intended to help the U.S. population make healthy food and beverage … Continue Reading

OIG Report Finds FDA Recall Process is Slow

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As our readership is well aware, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) equips the FDA with mandatory recall authority to remove a potentially dangerous food product from the marketplace when a company does not voluntarily cease distribution and initiate a recall. But the Agency has very rarely used this authority. In practice, the FDA most often works with … Continue Reading
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