FDA Food Deputy Resigns, Calls For Food Program Overhaul

Frank Yiannas, FDA’s deputy commissioner for food policy and response, is resigning ahead of an expected announcement of upcoming structural reforms to the agency’s food operations, which have been highly scrutinized in the wake of FDA’s troubled response to the infant formula shortage last spring. In his resignation letter, Yiannas complains FDA’s food oversight is fragmented and he recommends a new deputy commissioner be tapped to oversee the entire food program. As deputy commissioner for food policy and response, Yiannas...