News release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released the final version of a strategic priorities document outlining the goals that will guide the agency and its 12,000 employees through 2015. Titled Strategic Priorities 2011 – 2015: Responding to the Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century, the 50-page document provides a vision of the FDA that includes:

• a modernized field of regulatory science that draws on innovations in science and technology to help ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical products throughout their life cycles
• an integrated global food safety system focused on prevention and improved nutrition
• expanded efforts to meet the needs of special populations.