Sean Moloughney05.27.09
Following the U.S. Senate's confirmation of new FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), Washington, D.C., welcomed the former New York City health commissioner.
“We are encouraged by Dr. Hamburg’s career focus on public health,” said Steve Mister, president and CEO, CRN. “As the healthcare debate continues, we hope that Dr. Hamburg will use her powers as commissioner to bring increased focus to preventative healthcare, rather than the sick-care model that currently dominates the healthcare system in this country.
“Though Dr. Hamburg openly acknowledged during her Senate confirmation hearings that she has not been deeply involved with dietary supplement issues in the past, we look forward to the opportunity to work with Dr. Hamburg to educate her on the dietary supplement industry and the appropriate role that dietary supplements play in an overall healthy lifestyle,” he continued. “CRN further looks forward to working with Dr. Hamburg to restore consumer confidence in the agency. The more than 150 million Americans who use dietary supplements each year need to have confidence not only in the companies that make dietary supplements, but also in the agency that enforces the regulations and laws by which these products are made.”
“We are encouraged by Dr. Hamburg’s career focus on public health,” said Steve Mister, president and CEO, CRN. “As the healthcare debate continues, we hope that Dr. Hamburg will use her powers as commissioner to bring increased focus to preventative healthcare, rather than the sick-care model that currently dominates the healthcare system in this country.
“Though Dr. Hamburg openly acknowledged during her Senate confirmation hearings that she has not been deeply involved with dietary supplement issues in the past, we look forward to the opportunity to work with Dr. Hamburg to educate her on the dietary supplement industry and the appropriate role that dietary supplements play in an overall healthy lifestyle,” he continued. “CRN further looks forward to working with Dr. Hamburg to restore consumer confidence in the agency. The more than 150 million Americans who use dietary supplements each year need to have confidence not only in the companies that make dietary supplements, but also in the agency that enforces the regulations and laws by which these products are made.”