Califf Shifts Veteran Drug-Specialist Woodcock To Shepherd Food Policy

FDA chief Robert Califf on Wednesday (May 18) announced that FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Janet Woodcock will help shepherd key initiatives within the agency’s food center, coming as the agency races to resolve infant formula safety concerns and supply shortages caused by a recall of formula made by Abbott Nutrition. Woodcock, who spent nearly three decades as director of FDA’s drug center before taking on the role of acting FDA chief from 2021 to 2022, will help provide consistent leadership...