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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#000000">Isn't this
the same guy who has put Administration policy ahead of science re
approval of the day after pill?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#000000">Mark
Solomon</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#000000">Daily News
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<div><font face="Times New Roman" size="+1" color="#000000">FDA
commissioner to present lecture<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Institute of
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