CFSAN’s Levitt Unexpectedly Retires; Brackett To Take Over
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition's new Director Robert Brackett, PhD, brings a background in food microbiology and a focus on counter-terrorism to the position, following the retirement of current head Joseph Levitt
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