FDA Highlights Four Public Health Pillars
An Enduring Mission in a New Era: The FDA Public Health Pillars
By: Kyle A. Diamantas, J.D., Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Executive Team
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States—a fitting time to reaffirm the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s enduring mission and our responsibility in shaping the future of public health. Today, America stands on the precipice of an ‘innovation renaissance’ that will transform medicine, food, and public health in ways previously unimaginable. Life changing medical products, breakthrough diagnostics, safer food technology, and novel manufacturing platforms have the potential to deliver profound benefits for patients, consumers, and public health. Realizing these opportunities will require a regulatory environment that safely and effectively accelerates these innovations to the American people.