Crawford out of the woods?
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Virginia Tech Center for Food & Nutrition Policy Director Lester Crawford, DVM/PhD, remains a possibility for the White House's pick for FDA commissioner. Although nomination of Vanderbilt University's Alastair Wood, MD, had appeared imminent, the Bush administration may opt to endorse Crawford following industry concerns about Wood's published views on drug safety (1"The Gray Sheet" Jan. 21, 2002, p. 3). Crawford was understood to be HHS Secretary Thompson's choice as early as September 2001 (2"The Gray Sheet" Oct. 1, 2001, p. 8)...