Kessler meets with FTC
Executive Summary
FDA Commissioner Kessler and other FDAers, including Chief Counsel Margaret Jane Porter and FDA Ombudsman Amanda Pedersen met with Federal Trade Commission Chairman Janet Steiger and other commission representatives on May 23. Reportedly, the meeting was an opportunity for Kessler to get acquainted with his counterparts at FTC. The attendees apparently discussed issues of common interest such as health claims on food labeling and drug advertising.