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Q&A with Michael Taylor Part II: Sequestration, pet food and antibiotics
Story Date: 3/13/2013
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Source: Helena Bottemiller, FOOD SAFETY NEWS, 3/12/13
Part II of Food Safety News’ conversation with Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, covers sequestration, pet food, antibiotics and whether he plans to retire anytime soon.
Q: Right now your agency is looking at cuts, not increases. Some estimate that FDA is taking essentially a 9 percent cut for the rest of the year. How does that impact the rollout of FSMA?
A: A loss of resource is obviously going in the wrong direction in terms of our ability to move forward on FSMA.
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