Goodbye CFSAN, Hello FDA’s Human Foods Program
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EmailFDA restructuring of activities related to food safety and nutrition took effect October 1, 2024.
The FDA’s Human Foods Program started October 1, 2024. The reorganization eliminates the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, the Office of Food Policy and Response, and field operations in the Office of Regulatory Affairs and consolidates those functions into a unified Human Foods Program. The Office of Regulatory Affairs was restructured and renamed the Office of Inspections and Investigations (OII).
The Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods reports directly to the FDA Commissioner and has authority over all components of the Human Foods Program. Risk management functions are centralized into three tracks to manage public health risks:
- The Nutrition Center of Excellence
- The Office of Microbiological Food Safety
- The Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation.
The Office of Nutrition and Food Labeling remains. However, the team for infant formula moved to the new Office of Critical Foods. Both offices are part of the Nutrition Center for Excellence.
In January 2023, the FDA announced it would develop a reorganization proposal. A major impetus was the findings and recommendations of a Reagan-Udall Foundation evaluation and an internal review of the agency’s infant formula response. The FDA also sought feedback from stakeholders.
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