The Food and Drug Administration this week proposed a redesign of the Human Foods Program to enhance coordinated prevention and response activities.  The proposal includes a transformative vision for the Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA's field-based operations. According to the USDA, the proposed structures for both groups will have clear priorities focused on protecting and promoting a safe, nutritious U.S. food supply that more quickly adapts to an ever-changing and evolving environment.  The proposed structures for both groups will have clear priorities focused on protecting and promoting a safe, nutritious U.S. food supply that more quickly adapts to an ever-changing and evolving environment.

 

Creating a Human Foods Program under a single leader who reports directly to the Commissioner unifies and elevates the program while removing redundancies.  The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Policy and Response, and certain functions of ORA will be unified into a newly envisioned organization called the Human Foods Program.

 

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