Lawyer Kyle Diamantas Will Become Top Food Regulator at FDA (1)

Attorney Kyle Diamantas is expected to be announced as the new deputy commissioner for human foods at the US Food and Drug Administration following his predecessor’s resignation earlier this week, sources familiar with the decision said.

Diamantas is registered as an attorney in Florida, and is currently listed as a special assistant in the FDA commissioner’s office, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ employee directory.

The FDA didn’t respond to a request for comment. Diamantas also didn’t respond to a phone call.

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