[Spam] [Vision2020] Daily News: FDA Commissioner Crawford in Moscow

lfalen lfalen at turbonet.com
Tue Sep 13 15:55:45 PDT 2005


yes, it is.
-----Original message-----
From: Mark Solomon msolomon at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:09:12 -0700
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Spam] [Vision2020] Daily News: FDA Commissioner Crawford in Moscow

> Isn't this the same guy who has put Administration policy ahead of 
> science re approval of the day after pill?
> 
> Mark Solomon
> 
> Daily News 9/13/05
> FDA commissioner to present lecture
> 
>   Lester Crawford, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration 
> and world-recognized veterinarian, will deliver the James A. McClure 
> Lecture on Science and Public Policy at 7 p.m. Sept. 29 in the 
> University of Idaho's Administration Auditorium. The free lecture is 
> open to the public.
> 
>   The U.S. policy maker will speak about "The Interaction of Science 
> and Policy to Enhance Food Safety and Security." His lecture will 
> touch upon such issues as agricultural commodities and food chain 
> vulnerabilities as they relate to policy making.
> 
>   As leader of the FDA, Crawford ensures the safety and protection of 
> the public's health. He has helped shepherd mandatory nutrition 
> labeling, the formation of the World Trade Organization and control 
> of chemical and microbiological contaminants of food. He has advised 
> the World Health Organization of the United Nations for much of his 
> career.
> 
>   He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine.



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