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Marty Makary departs FDA after clashes with Trump over fruit-flavored vapes
Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissioner Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Marty Makary resigned from his position as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

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Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissioner Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Marty Makary resigned from his position as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, Marty Makary departs FDA after clashes with Trump over fruit-flavored vapes, Kyle Diamantas, a top official at the agency, will replace Makary and serve as acting FDA commissioner Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Marty Makary resigned from his position as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, concluding a 13-month tenure at the regulatory agency that frequently drew the ire of the White House, Congress, industry and the public, Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday. Kyle Diamantas, who previously worked as the top food official at the agency setting the strategic direction and operations for food policy in the US, will be Makary’s acting replacement. Trump called Diamantas a “very talented person” in a Truth Social post confirming he’d be Makary’s temporary replacement. Continue reading…
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