FDA Commissioner Backs New Food-Industry Fees.

The article reports on the endorsement of draft legislation from House Democrats that would impose new fees on the food industry by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. She discussed the importance of imposing annual $1,000 fees on food facilities before members of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee. The FDA would be given power to recall foods that it thinks might cause harm under the bill.