Washington gets brutally honest about FDA

Leading experts are not holding back about what needs to change at FDA ahead of a major review of the agency’s foods program. State officials call for increased nutrition benefits, indoor agriculture and funding for PFAS efforts. And dairy consumption keeps rising.

October 4, 2022

Outside shot of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Federal Drug Administration's Headquarters in Maryland. A sign out front says the name of the agency with its seal, the sign is white with blue text, yellow stripe and agency seal in white on a blue background. The background is a modern building made of concrete and red brick with a blue sky behind it.

Photo courtesy of the FDA on Flickr.

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