FDA Chief on balance between innovation and protecting the public

Food and Drug Commissioner Margaret Hamburg speaks at the Commonwealth Club of California about her agency's work in protecting public health and promoting innovation. She discusses how science-based regulation is the keystone to these two missions.

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Resources

• Commonwealth Club of California