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With conflicts of interest in focus, Trump’s pick to run FDA could face scrutiny of his own industry ties
06 Dec 2024 19:19 GMT
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Employees at the FDA, including commissioners, are … , with lawmakers questioning FDA nominees over stock holdings … The nomination of current FDA Commissioner Robert Califf was … 2006, Lester Crawford, who was commissioner of the FDA for just …
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With Makary set to face FDA commissioner hearings, how deep do his industry ties run?
04 Dec 2024 15:01 GMT
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Employees at the FDA, including commissioners, are … with lawmakers questioning potential FDA heads over stock holdings … 2006, Lester Crawford, who was commissioner of the FDA for just … term, Trump required his FDA commissioner pick, Scott Gottlieb …
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Revolving doors: board memberships, hedge funds, and the FDA chiefs responsible for regulating industry
09 May 2024 03:40 GMT
… 1 Other regulations prohibit FDA employees from holding … financial interests in any FDA “significantly regulated organisation” … 2007, a former FDA commissioner—Lester Crawford—was sentenced to three … had relationships with FDA regulated companies before and …
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Letter to the Editor: We don’t need an upheaval of USDA and FDA to make a single food safety unit
31 Jan 2023 07:59 GMT
… the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which was under the … authority of the Commissioner of FDA. As Undersecretary, I was … well with FDA, with then Deputy Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford and I … , yet well connected. Similarly, FDA needs to be split into …
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The FDA is still letting doctors implant untested devices into our bodies
05 Jan 2019 10:57 GMT
… FDA. And in 2005, President George W. Bush named Lester Crawford, … reports were published, the FDA issued its “transformative” changes … of regulation. First, the FDA should recategorize any implanted … technologies. Finally, the FDA commissioner should be a …
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Antibiotics: precaution vs. proof
29 Aug 2024 22:41 GMT
… annually. Industry applauded the FDA's analysis, which … drug, falls to the FDA (though Congress could potentially … decision on the matter, FDA administrative law judge Daniel … months later, then-FDA Commissioner Dr. Lester Crawford, a veterinarian, affirmed …