The Washington Post reports that an outside group that was asked to examine problems at the Food and Drug Administration in the wake of an infant formula crisis this year offered a scathing indictment of the agency’s structure and culture and recommended major restructuring.
The task force’s first suggestion was to create separate food and drug administrations within HHS, which would require approval from Congress. Less ambitious options included separating the food and drug arms but keeping them within a single agency, and creating a new deputy commissioner position with authority for overseeing food.
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