Prevention Advocate Taylor Named FDA Deputy Commissioner For Foods
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Mike Taylor, an advocate for a preventive approach to food safety enforcement, now oversees all of FDA's food programs, including dietary supplement regulation
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