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Healthy People 2000

Food and Drug Safety Progress Review

September 1, 1999
2-4 p.m. EST

This progress review will be broadcast live from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health studio. Details on how to view the broadcast are provided on the FDA Web site.

Dr. David Satcher, Assistant Secretary for Health and Surgeon General, will be joined by a panel of experts representing the public and private health sectors. Dr. Linda Suydam, Senior Associate Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Mr. Thomas J. Billy, Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA and  Dr. Edward Sondik, Director of the National Center for Health Statistics will review the progress of the objectives in the Food and Drug Safety priority area of Healthy People 2000. The participants will engage in a discussion that focuses on:
bullet graphicAssuring that consumers receive useful information with new prescriptions
bullet graphicAssuring that health care providers report serious adverse events
bullet graphicReducing foodborne illnesses
bullet graphicIncreasing the use of basic food safety techniques when cooking at home
bullet graphicImproving food safety in restaurants, stores, and institutions

Dr. Sondik's presentation on drug safety
Dr. Sondik's presentation on food safety

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This page last reviewed April 12, 2004

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