Summary: The Food and Drug Administration operates a complex apparatus to deal with everything from food labels to life-saving medical equipment. It's been at the center of the federal pandemic response, trying to speed up medical testing and possible therapies without opening the market to every snake oil purveyor. For an assessment, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to former FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
