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. 2024 Oct 21;13(20):3334.
doi: 10.3390/foods13203334.

Restructuring the FDA's Food Program: Promises and Pitfalls

Sammer Marzouk  1 , Kranti C Rumalla  1 , Peter G Lurie  2
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Restructuring the FDA's Food Program: Promises and Pitfalls

Sammer Marzouk et al. Foods. .

Abstract

Following an outbreak of Cronobacter sakazakii infection in infant formula, the US Food and Drug Administration commissioned a series of reports and then undertook a major reorganization of its food program. This article describes the changes that went into effect on 1 October 2024, why those changes are likely to improve the new Human Foods Program, and additional work that must be undertaken to enhance the agency's impact upon public health.

Keywords: Human Foods Program; US Food and Drug Administration; infant formula; public policy; regulation; reorganization.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1
Previous Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Organization Chart. Source: Adapted from: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Organizational Chart (June 2024). https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization-charts/center-food-safety-and-applied-nutrition-organization-chart (downloaded 22 September 2024).
Figure 2
Figure 2
New Human Foods Program Organization Chart. Source: Approved Human Foods Program Organization Chart. https://www.fda.gov/media/172384/download (accessed on 1 July 2024).
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