US GOVERNMENT OFFICE

The US Food & Drug Administration is responsible for overseeing the purity of food and the safety and effectiveness of medicines. Part of the Department of Health and Human Services. See also FDA Commissioner.

Official Website:
http://www.fda.gov/

Location:
Silver Spring, MD

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David W. K. Acheson	Government	?		Food Safety Czar
Michael A. Friedman	Doctor	c. 1944		Oncologist, City of Hope
James L. Goddard	Government	24-Apr-1923	18-Dec-2009	FDA Commissioner, 1966-68
David Hager	Doctor	c. 1946		Gynecologist, conservative activist
Jane E. Henney	Doctor	c. 1947		FDA Commissioner, 1998-2001
Raymond Pearl	Biologist	3-Jun-1879	17-Nov-1940	Biogerontology
Cecil B. Pickett	Biologist	5-Oct-1945		Ezetrol, Singulair, and Vioxx
Jeffrey Wigand	Scientist	17-Dec-1942		Tobacco industry whistleblower

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