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Jul 13, 2025, 16:38

Marty Makary: 100 Days of Progress – Making America Healthy Again

U.S. FDA shared a post on X:

“100 Days of Progress: Making America Healthy Again

Today marks FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary’s first 100 days leading the FDA. We’re proud to share the bold actions taken to modernize our agency and protect American families:

HEALTHIER FOOD FOR FAMILIES

• Phasing out petroleum-based synthetic food dyes
• Reviewing harmful chemicals like BHT, BHA in our food supply
• Approving natural food color alternatives
• Reforming GRAS to stop industry from adding ingredients without FDA oversight

ACCELERATING CURES and TREATMENTS

• Reducing animal testing with human-relevant methods
• New National Priority Voucher program to fast-track critical drugs
• Cleared first blood test to aid Alzheimer’s diagnosis
• Removed barriers for innovative gene therapies

GOLD-STANDARD SCIENCE and TRANSPARENCY

• Published CRLs
• Launched FDA Direct for unscripted public communications
• Introduced AI tools like Elsa to help our scientists work more efficiently
• Seized $34M in illegal vapes targeting youth
• Enhanced foreign inspections to protect Americans.”

Marty Makary, 27th Commissioner of the U.S. FDA, shared this post on X, adding:

“100 days in, and we’re delivering on our promise to Make America Healthy Again. The FDA regulates products accounting for 20% of U.S. consumer spending—our work impacts every American family.

Key wins so far:

Phasing out petroleum-based food dyes linked to health risks
Launching pilot program to cut drug review times from 10-12 months to 1-2 months
Deploying AI tools to help our team work more efficiently
Reducing animal testing with human-relevant alternatives

This is just the beginning. Gold-standard science plus common sense equals healthier America.”

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