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FDA Commissioner Hamburg Announces Appointment of Michael Taylor as Senior Advisor
Michael R. Taylor, J.D., a nationally recognized food safety expert and research professor at George Washington University's School of Public Health and Health Services, will return to FDA to serve as senior advisor to the commissioner.
"I am pleased to welcome Mike Taylor back to the FDA," Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., said in announcing Taylor's appointment. "His expertise and leadership on food safety issues will help the agency to develop and implement the prevention based strategy we need to ensure the safety of the food we eat."
Commissioner Hamburg said that Taylor would work closely and collaboratively with her office and with the management of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Center for Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Congress, and with members of the Obama Administration.