The Biden administration is vetting former FDA commissioner Robert Califf for a possible second appointment to the post.
A final decision hasn’t been made, and the White House is still considering other names for the job, but the news, first reported yesterday by the Washington Post, has gotten a lot of attention in Washington.
President Joe Biden has been in office for nearly nine months, but has not nominated a candidate for FDA commissioner. FDA veteran Janet Woodcock has served as Acting Commissioner since Biden took over in January, but by law can’t remain in the job beyond mid-November.
The Biden transition team vetted several candidates for the FDA job, including former Obama FDA official Josh Sharfstein and former FDA commissioner David Kessler, both considered likely opponents of reasonable vaping regulations.
Jim McDonald – Vaping360.com – 2021-10-15.
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