FDA chief to step down in March

Hamburg called her tenure at the helm of the agency a “privilege” and said she made her decision to resign with “mixed emotions.”

“From keeping our food supply safe to significant advancements in biomedical innovation to the quickly facilitating the availability of critical products to help fight Ebola, Peggy’s tireless leadership has impacted millions of people across this country,” Burwell said. “
”The American people and this Department have been well served by Peggy’s tenure at the FDA.”

CNN