ORA Podcasts
The ORASpeaks podcast is a place to hear the stories and perspectives from the employees on FDA's frontlines, protecting public health.
| Episode | Title | Description | Link to Podcast | Runtime
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| 4 | What is SAVA? | Collaborations between the FDA, other agencies and state, local, territorial, and tribal partners are key to promoting public health. Listen about the latest collaboration that birthed an on-demand course series geared towards conducting self-assessment and verification audits (SAVA) of the FDA Retail Food Programs Standards. Guests: Steve Nattrass (FDA), Deirdra Holloway (FDA), Anna Floyd (NEHA) and Jason Reagan (GNR Public Health) (Episode Date: 8-22-23) | Listen (MP3) | 16:15 |
| 3 | ORASpeaks Public Affairs 70th Anniversary | ORA’s Public Affairs Program recently celebrated 70 years of existence. Hear some reflective stories from current and past public affairs specialists – Rosario Quintanilla, Maggie Fu and Nilda Vilegas. (Episode Date: 7-22-23) | Listen (MP3) | 26:51 |
| 2 | Operation Lascar with Assistant Commissioner for Criminal Investigations, Catherine Hermsen | Assistant Commissioner for OCI – Catherine Hermsen discusses Operation Lascar and shares highlights from her recent European trip attended by over 40 countries to discuss an all-of-governments approach to combatting illicit health products. (Episode from 2022) | Listen (MP3) | 8:47 |
| 1 | Seafood Safety with Diana Zepp | ORA National Seafood Sensory Expert Diana Zepp shares her unique talent in ensuring the seafood consumers buy meets FDA standards. (Episode from 2022) | Listen (MP3) | 11:45 |