Articles Tagged with ''FDA Commissioner Robert Califf''

The Food and Drug Administration is being closely watched with an anticipated announcement expected January 31 on the direction the agency plans to take following the scathing Reagan-Udall report recommendations on improving FDA’s focus of food. Other work this year for the agency includes finalizing the Food Safety Modernization Act’s agricultural worker rule and reauthorizing the Animal Drug User Fee Act.

The likely next chair of the House Ag Committee says the next farm bill needs to bolster the existing programs used by farmers to manage risk and lessen the need on ad hoc assistance.

The White House hunger and nutrition conference is in the books. Now, the question is how much of the White House food strategy will be put into practice - and what it will mean for the ag and food sectors.

The House Rules Committee meets today to prepare the Inflation Reduction Act for Friday’s debate on the House floor.

Key lawmakers continue to look at ways that farm programs could help producers cover the soaring cost of fertilizer and other inputs.

There are new warnings today about the potential impact of China’s involvement in U.S. agriculture.

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf is trying to assure lawmakers that he’s going to prioritize beefing up the food side of the agency.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the agency is putting a priority on re-evaluating pesticides for their environmental impact under the Endangered Species Act.