Food groups are calling Janet Woodcock's new assignment a “slap in the face”
Janet Woodcock is a longtime veteran on the side of the agency responsible for overseeing drug approvals, and served as acting commissioner before Robert Califf was confirmed. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoFDA Commissioner Robert Califf is trying to demonstrate his agency is taking the infant formula crisis seriously andby assigning his principal deputy to take a more commanding role on food issues.
Food groups, however, say Woodcock is not the right choice for the role, citing her oversight record and lack of food policy experience. Specifically, she’s, one of the reasons she was President Joe Biden opted not to make her acting commissioner stint permanent. Confusion and infighting has been so bad lately that one person close to the agency described it as an episode of the reality show “Survivor.”
“What I really want to avoid is what I’ve seen, which is: the new person comes in and feels like they have to change things just because,” Califf said in an interview last month. “Whatever we do, it’s going to be thoughtful.
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