Taylor Leaving FDA With Prevention As Food Safety Fundamental Strategy
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Michael Taylor retires as deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine on June 1 and will be succeeded by Stephen Ostroff, until recently FDA's acting commissioner and previously CFSAN's chief medical officer and senior public health advisor to Taylor.
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