Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said on Jan. 31 that major reforms will be coming to his agency in the wake of the recent infant formula shortages. The FDA chief said in a press release that he was “announcing a new, transformative vision for the FDA Human Foods Program.” The decision came…
Baby Formula Shortage Could Persist Until July: FDA Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf said the severe nationwide shortage of baby formula is expected to be eased within two months. Testifying before a Senate hearing, Califf said that while he cannot give exact dates, his expectation is “that within two months we should be beyond normal and with a plethora” of formula…
‘Too Slow’: FDA Admits Delayed Response to Complaints About US Baby Formula Plant
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) initial response to complaints about Abbott’s infant formula plant was “too slow” and some decisions could have been “more optimal,” the FDA’s top official said while facing a grilling from lawmakers on Wednesday. FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf appeared before a congressional panel to answer questions about the FDA’s…
LIVE: FDA Commissioner Testifies to House Commerce Subcommittee on Baby Formula
FDA commissioner Robert Califf will testify to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Wednesday. The hearing starts at 11 a.m. ET. Witnesses The Honorable Robert Califf Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Mr. Frank Yiannas Deputy Commissioner, Food Policy and Response, Food and Drug Administration Susan Mayne Director, Center for Food Safety and…
FDA Commissioner: Infant Formula Shortages Could Begin to Ease ‘Within Days’
The head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told a House committee that baby formula shortages will start to ease in the coming days. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf told the panel that the shortage would improve “within days,” adding that “we have sold—we have had more infant formula bought by between 11 and 19 percent…
Senate Confirms Biden’s Nominee for FDA Commissioner in Narrow Vote
The Senate on Feb. 15 narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a regulatory agency that oversees vaccines and drugs. Dr. Robert Califf, 70, who was FDA commissioner during the Obama administration, was confirmed in a 50-46 vote. Six Republicans crossed the aisle to support Califf, who was…
Senate Vote Set for Biden’s Nominee for FDA Commissioner, Whom Some Democrats Oppose
President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set for a Senate vote next week after the upper chamber’s top Democrat filed cloture on the nomination on Feb. 10. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) filed cloture on the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf even as some Democrats continued to…
Sanders Joins Manchin in Opposition to Biden’s FDA Commissioner Nominee
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday announced he will oppose the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Sanders, a nominal independent who caucuses with Democrats, joins Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) in opposing Califf, who President Joe Biden nominated to head the FDA last month. In the 50–50 Senate,…
Biden to Nominate Robert Califf as FDA Commissioner
President Joe Biden on Friday announced that he will nominate former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf to once again head the agency. Califf, who was commissioner for nearly a year starting in February 2016, “is one of the most experienced clinical trialists in the country, and has the experience and expertise…
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