FDA Science Board to Review Food Safety Research

The Food and Drug Administration’s Science Board has announced a February 22, 2010, public meeting to discuss “an interim report from its subcommittee reviewing research at the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.”

The advisory board is also slated to discuss “plans to establish another subcommittee to review research programs at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research” and “updates on science programs at the Office of Regulatory Affairs and the National Center for Toxicological Research.” FDA plans to make background material available no later than two business days before the meeting. See Federal Register, January 27, 2010.