Taylor to head FDA field operations
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
John Taylor appointed FDA senior associate commissioner for regulatory affairs, effective Sept. 5, replacing Dennis Baker. Promotion marks elevation of agency's top field operations job to senior associate commissioner rank, perhaps reflecting a move toward tighter controls on field offices. An attorney and 11-year FDA veteran, Taylor most recently served as ORA Office of Enforcement director. Last year, he testified on agency's dietary supplement enforcement authority under DSHEA at Senate hearing (1"The Tan Sheet" Sept. 17, 2001, p. 10). Baker, who championed restrictions on ephedrine while bureau chief of the Texas Dept. of Health Bureau of Food & Drug Safety, will aid commissioner's office in transition and advise on counter-terror activities until he succeeds retiring Dallas Regional Office Director Gary Pierce...