Latest Update on FDA Human Foods Reorganization Reveals Major Changes to ORA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided updates on its proposal to create a unified Human Foods Program (HFP), which includes a new model for the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA). These decisions are intended to enhance coordination, prevention and response activities across the FDA, and were identified by a cross-cutting working group of agency officials with expertise in different functional and operational areas.
The agency has provided high-level organization charts to reflect the changes that are being proposed as part of the unified HFP and new ORA model. To enhance clarity around the proposed core mission of ORA, the FDA is also considering a renaming effort for this office to more appropriately align its title to the structure and functional duties of the agency's field operations.