We wanted to share this important AP News article about the latest developments at the FDA, where tobacco director Brian King has been placed on administrative leave amid sweeping cuts to the federal health workforce.
Key developments:
- King, who joined the FDA in 2022, had ordered thousands of companies to remove fruit and candy-flavored e-cigarettes from the market. During his tenure, teen vaping fell to a 10-year low.
- This follows the departure of FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks, who cited health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s support for vaccine “misinformation” in his resignation letter.
- Nearly all of FDA’s top leadership has turned over in recent months through resignations, retirements, and now forced removals.
- Two entire offices responsible for drafting tobacco regulations and setting policy were also dismissed.
As former FDA Commissioner Robert Califf stated, “The FDA as we’ve known it is finished, with most of the leaders with institutional knowledge and a deep understanding of product development and safety no longer employed.”
These changes will have significant implications for public health policy and regulation.
Read AP News article that goes into details – https://apnews.com/article/fda-tobacco-rfk-brian-king-cf2d5657e5d55410073aece19592be09
Posted in FDA and USDA Regulatory Update, Tobacco.