‘Change Is Difficult’ But It’s A Must For US FDA's Food Program Culture, Expert Panel Advises

Expert panel notes overlap between cultural and structural changes, advises changes in both areas should be implemented together. Recommendations for culture changes include “commit to an on-going process of culture change from the highest levels of FDA leadership.”

An independent expert panel evaluating the US Food and Drug Administration’s food and dietary supplement programs prefaced its recommendations “toward a more enabling and effective culture” by saying “change is difficult.”

The panel appointed by the Reagan-Udall Foundation at FDA Commissioner Robert Califf’s request advised in its final report published...