Acting Chief Crawford Tapped to Head FDA

NPR | By Julie Rovner

Published February 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

President Bush nominates veterinarian Lester Crawford to head the Food and Drug Administration. Crawford has been the acting head of the agency for almost a year.

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