>FDA Proposes Overhaul Of Food Regulation In The Wake Of Baby Formula Shortage
>The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed an overhaul of its food regulation division in the wake of the baby formula shortage of 2022.
>FDA Commissioner Robert Califf announced Tuesday a plan to create a Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods to oversee its newly reorganized food divisions and certain parts of its Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA).
>Under the new plan, the responsibilities of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Office of Food Policy and Response (OFPR) and certain functions of the ORA will be consolidated into a new organization, the Human Foods Program. The new commissioner will report directly to Califf and make decisions about the policy, strategy and regulatory activities within the Human Foods Program.
>His plan comes shortly after an independent review found that the agency’s decision-making is “unacceptably slow” and “can be left appearing sluggish and nonresponsive to public health concerns.”
>“The lack of a single clearly identified person to lead the Human Foods Program has adversely impacted the organizational culture and led to overlapping roles and competing priorities that result in what is perceived as constant turmoil,” the review found.
REALLY?
I HAPPEN TO KNOW MANY FOOD & NUTRITION EXPERTS THAT WOULD BE MORE THAN QUALIFIED & EXCITED TO TAKE ON THIS ROLE THAT WOULD AFFECT NUTRITION LABELING & SNAP PROGRAMS WHICH COULD HELP THE NATION'S HEALTHCARE CRISIS IN PARTICULAR CHILDHOOD OBESITY!
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