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Margaret Hamburg reflects

Outgoing FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg discusses her tenure, accomplishments, concerns

February 9, 2015 8:00 AM UTC

BioCentury spoke with Margaret Hamburg last week after she announced her decision to resign as FDA commissioner at the end of March. Reflecting on almost six years in office, she highlighted efforts to enhance science at FDA, increase transparency and improve morale.

Hamburg cited beefing up FDA's capacity to regulate imported products as one of her accomplishments, and also acknowledged that much more needs to be done to ensure the safety of medicines and foods from countries with weak regulatory systems. ...