Commissioner_of_the_Food_and_Drug_Administration

Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Commissioner of Food and Drugs

Head of US Food and Drug Administration

The United States commissioner of food and drugs is the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The commissioner is appointed by the president of the United States and must be confirmed by the Senate. The commissioner reports to the secretary of health and human services.

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Due to frequent controversies involving the FDA, appointments are not always prompt and the agency is often headed by an acting commissioner. For example, Andrew von Eschenbach's appointment was held up by senators who objected to the FDA's refusal to allow emergency contraception to be sold over the counter.

The commissioner has frequently been a physician, but this is not a requirement for the post. Commissioners rarely come from a food-related background.[1]

List of commissioners

Unnumbered, colored rows indicate acting commissioners.

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See also

References

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    "How the FDA's food division fails to regulate health and safety hazards". politico.com. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
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    Campbell had previously served as Commissioner
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    "Meet Stephen Ostroff, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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    ADM Brett P. Giroir
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    McGinley, Laurie (2019-11-01). "Trump announces plan to nominate Texas cancer doctor to run FDA". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
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    Commissioner, Office of the (2021-01-20). "Stephen Hahn | FDA". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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    "Janet Woodcock, MD, Appointed as Acting FDA Commissioner". HCPLive. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
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    Califf had previously served as Commissioner
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    "Robert M. Califf M.D., MACC". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. February 17, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
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