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    Dec 29

    To the many colleagues who were at their posts this week operating critical functions through the shutdown, and many more who are critical to our work but on furlough, I hope you have a peaceful New Years with family. I’m grateful for your dedication to our shared mission.

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    Dec 29

    I want my colleagues to know I recognize the personal hardship this shutdown imposes on them, the uncertainty, and the impact on work that’s meaningful to us and to the American people. I stand by you and will do whatever I can to restore critical functions and support you.

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    Dec 28

    THREAD: We have questions re: drug review work that’s not user fee funded and won’t continue during shutdown. CBER will pause non-emergency work on whole blood, blood components for transfusion, allergenic extracts and HCT/Ps regulated solely under sec. 361 of the PHSA. 1/4

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  4. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    During the partial shutdown, to the extent permitted by the law, critical public health activities continue such as monitoring for & quickly responding to foodborne outbreaks & recalls. Read more at

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  5. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    For timely updates on ’s food safety related activities during the government shutdown follow our Deputy Commissioner

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    Dec 28

    SHUTDOWN UPDATE: Our inspection and interdiction work continues at the International Mail Facilities: At Miami airport’s International Mail Facility, ’s Isis Bermudez helps protect U.S. borders from packages potentially containing counterfeit and contaminated drugs.

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    Dec 28

    1/2 We've received lots of questions regarding generic drugs during the shutdown. New GDUFA submissions that'll be processed with carryover user fees include: CBE and prior approval supplements, amendments, annual reports, applications for PET drugs, and general correspondence...

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  8. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    Images from some of 's critical work that continues: Here FDA on duty at Chicago O’Hare Airport’s International Mail Facility. Consumer Safety Officers John Seale and Yuriy Solovyov support our mission examining potentially violative products attempting to enter US commerce.

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  9. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    Met with the team at that’s supporting the communication and technology needs of our employees during the shutdown and helping us maintain critical public health functions.

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    Dec 28

    FDA is lucky to have the support of our dedicated Commission Corp Officers during this partial lapse in funding. Today, Commissioner Gottlieb reached out on behalf of FDA to thank them for their ongoing commitment to protecting public health

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    Dec 26

    Scenes from FDA today: Deputy Commissioner Anna Abram (center), Associate Commissioner Keagan Lenihan (left) and Chief Operating Officer Jim Sigg (far right) helping implement plans for continuing operations of critical public health functions through the shutdown.

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    Dec 26

    scientists at work today prepping ongoing experiments for the shutdown; here feeding a cell culture to help tide it over.

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    Dec 26

    THREAD: During this partial government shutdown, the is able to continue activities involving the safety of human life. As such, we continue important work related to the importation of products we regulate....

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    Dec 26

    Many thanks to all the colleagues who manned critical posts today and a special thanks to our more than 1,000 Conmisioned Corps officials at FDA who will continue to serve through the shutdown to secure FDA’s vital public health functions.

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    Dec 27

    Met today with 's data systems management and cybersecurity teams to get briefed on our security measures and additional steps that we're taking to keep critical systems running and safeguard information during the shutdown.

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    Dec 27

    1/2 We're getting a lot of understandable questions from the public related to the shutdown and its impacts on operations; such as the agency's ability to accept new medical product applications, conduct routine inspections, or process product applications already in house.

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    Dec 27

    THREAD: I'm deeply concerned that kids use of e-cigs is accelerating, and we could see sharp rises in middle and high school use of e-cigs in 2019, on top of the 78% increase in teen use 2018; even despite interventions we’ve already taken and more steps we’ll soon implement. 1/5

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  18. Retweeted
    Dec 25

    More data is coming showing the rising kids use of e-cigs and Juul in particular. It’s a major public health problem. It’s one of the top concern raised to me by parents. Much more must be done to arrest the trends now in motion. Companies are responsible for their illegal sales.

    Today, I am officially declaring e-cigarette use among youth an epidemic in the United States
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    Dec 21

    One of the most essential functions is the continued surveillance across all the products we regulate – especially the drugs and devices patients depend on and the food our families eat – to monitor for any potential issues that could pose significant risk to the public we serve.

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    Dec 21

    THREAD: During the lapse in federal funding, ’s ongoing work will fall into three key areas: emergency work to save lives and protect property, criminal and some civil enforcement work, and work funded by user fees.

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