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FDA's top tobacco scientist takes job at tobacco giant Philip Morris just weeks after he signed off firm's latest vape product - the second exec to defect in as many months - as agency struggles to regulate the industry
2022-07-29
[MAIL] The Food and Drug Administration's top tobacco scientist has accepted a job at tobacco giant Philip Morris International, just weeks after he signed off on the company's latest vape product.

Matt Holman, chief of the office of science in the agency's Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), announced his departure from the FDA on Tuesday, effective immediately, after having served at the agency for more than 20 years.

His departure adds to ongoing trouble within the FDA's tobacco control division, which is currently under review by agency commissioner Robert Califf.

It also follows the division's loss of Mitch Zeller, who retired in April after serving as CTP director for nearly a decade. Brian King, who announced Holman's resignation in an internal memo, was appointed director earlier this month.
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  Perhaps a year or two in between to shed the worst offenders.

When our organisation broke away from a -large-multinational-corporation- those of us peons were were dragged along were not allowed to seek employment with the parent company for 3 years.(1)

So double that for Government - 6 years. Apply it to trading in the stocks of industries you oversee as well - call it the Pelosi Admendment.

(1) - actually ended up very well - working for a very good private corporation which values it's employees. Not too woke. No vaccine mandates. Best leadership I've seen.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2022-07-29 14:21  

#6  Ima going with DV's plan.
Posted by: Besoeker   2022-07-29 13:59  

#5  Is this why they flirted with banning JUUL earlier this year?
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-07-29 13:57  

#4  FDA's Top Tobacco Approver
Posted by: Dron66046   2022-07-29 11:31  

#3  Perhaps a year or two in between to shed the worst offenders.

5 year non-hiring for all government agencies to any corporate group that they would have regulatory power over. Violators get a 155% tax fine on all their income.
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-07-29 10:08  

#2  WHy did the FDA need a 'top tobacco scientist' anyway?

I thought tobacco science was settled? It's bad for you; smoke weed instead!
Posted by: Bobby   2022-07-29 09:38  

#1  They do need a law that prevents moving from a gov watch agency directly into the corporate sector they were just watching. Perhaps a year or two in between to shed the worst offenders.
Posted by: ruprecht   2022-07-29 09:26  

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