HHS Pick For FDA Commissioner Is Crawford; Bush Announcement Pending
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
HHS has recommended Virginia Tech Center for Food & Nutrition Policy Director Lester Crawford, PhD, to the White House as its choice for FDA commissioner.
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