US Food Safety Working Group

Lin | June 4, 2009

President Obama appointed a Food Safety Working Group within the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 22. The Food Safety Working Group is charged with keeping food safe for the American people by fostering coordination throughout the government including such tasks as enhancing our food safety laws. Through a transparent process the Food Safety [...]

New FDA Commissioner

Lin | June 4, 2009

Dr. Margaret Hamburg was unanimously confirmed by the senate on May 8 to become the new Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/ . Hamburg’s background includes serving a 6 year term as New York City’s health commissioner, the assistant secretary for planning and evaluation in the US Department of Health and [...]