1.0 link 174926 <![CDATA[Obama Announces FDA Chief Pick, Outlines Food Safety Measures]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/14/obama-announces-fda-chief_n_174926.html WASHINGTON &mdash; The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at the Food and Drug Administration.

Obama used his weekly radio and video address to announce the nomination of former New York City Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg as agency commissioner and the selection of Baltimore's health commissioner, Joshua Sharfstein as her deputy. Consumer groups applauded the picks.

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