[IEEE-bhpjobs] Crawford resigns as FDA Commissioner

[esther L]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050924/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fda_commissioner_resigns;_ylt=AviZn63c5BouLHaBupDYMOwD5gcF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford resigned on Sept 23, only 2 months 
after the Senate confirmed his appointment. President Bush designated 
Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach (director of NCI) as the Acting Commissioner.

Crawford's surprise resignation, submitted Friday and effective 
immediately, gave no specific reason for his departure. "It is time at 
the age of 67, to step aside," he wrote in his resignation letter. 
Crawford, a veterinarian who specialized in food safety, was named 
acting commissioner in February 2004. Bush elevated Crawford to 
commissioner in part because his experience was deemed important as the 
FDA attempted to better safeguard the food supply against bioterrorism.
In a speech last Monday in Washington, Crawford gave no sign he was 
planning to leave, instead discussing upcoming FDA policy on the safety 
of cloned beef and talking about agency plans to mark the 100th 
anniversary of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906.


Esther Lumsdon, RAC
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