The U.S. House of Representatives, through its Oversight and Accountability Committee, will question Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf on April 11 at 13:00 p.m. ET. This hearing, streamed live on the committee's website and YouTube, will cover a variety of topics, including the agency's regulation of tobacco and nicotine products.
This review follows several investigations into the FDA's management of various crises, such as that of infant formula and food safety, but also the regulation of hemp and tobacco and nicotine products, as well as inspections of facilities. and drug shortages.
In March 2023, concerns were raised about inappropriate political influence within the FDA's Tobacco Products Center, highlighted by an assessment by the Reagan-Udall Foundation.
Additionally, in December 2023, a bipartisan group of senators questioned the FDA's premarket authorization (PMTA) process for vaping devices, which has only authorized seven devices despite millions of PMTA submitted.
