Next US FDA Commissioner Will Have Opening To Fill In Dietary Supplement Programs Office
Executive Summary
Steven Tave on 15 March will move from ODSP director to lead ORA’s Office of Strategic Planning and Operational Policy. Agency’s next commissioner, who Capitol Hill lobbyists say could be named next week, will appoint a replacement.
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