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Article: FDA appoints Acheson food-safety czar.
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
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- May 2, 2007
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Byline: Gregory Lopes
May 2--The beleaguered Food and Drug Administration yesterday created a new post to defend the nation against contaminated products in the wake of safety scandals ranging from pet food to peanut butter.
The primary agency in charge of the nation's food supply is taking the first proactive step since the food safety crisis began by naming David Acheson as the first assistant commissioner for food protection, the FDA announced yesterday.
Dr. Acheson will "provide advice and counsel to [FDA Commissioner Andrew C. von Eschenbach] on strategic and substantive food safety and food defense matters," the agency said.
He ...