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Levitt, Joseph A.
Worked for 25 years at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), serving as director of the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and deputy director for regulations and policy at the FDA Center for Devices and Radiological Health. He "focused on development and implementation of legislative and regulatory policy regarding the manufacture and marketing of food, drugs, and medical devices" and "helped streamline the new drug review process and launch the agency's food labeling initiative." (1)
As of 2005 he was a partner at the Hogan & Hartson law firm, with "extensive experience articulating, defending, and negotiating positions before U.S. Congress; the Office of Management and Budget and White House staff; the FDA; the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Heath and Human Services, and Homeland Security; and other agencies." (2)
Endnotes:
(1) Hogan & Hartson biography at http://www.hhlaw.com/site/showbio.aspx?Show=6439 , accessed Jan 14, 2005
(2) Hogan & Hartson biography at http://www.hhlaw.com/site/showbio.aspx?Show=6439 , accessed Jan 14, 2005
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