Article: TRACEABILITY OF PRODUCE:DAVID ACHESON, M.D., F.R.C.P.

Congressional Testimony
07-30-2008
Statement of David Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P. Associate Commissioner, Foods,
Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services Committee
on House Agriculture Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
July 30, 2008 Introduction Good afternoon, Chairman Cardoza and Members
of the Subcommittee. I am Dr. David Acheson, Associate Commissioner for
Foods at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency), which is
part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). I am pleased
to be here today with my colleague, Dr. Lonnie J. King, from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is also part of HHS. FDA
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