BY ANDY TAYLOR
chronicle@taylornews.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Whether it’s the soda pop you drink, the pizza you eat, or the antacids you ingest to calm the effects of both, it’s a guarantee that each of those actions will have been approved or regulated to some degree by the Food and Drug Administration.

And, it’s Beth Martino’s job to tell you if your cola is unsafe to guzzle, your pizza is unfit for consumption, or your antacids are concocted from unsafe sources.

On Monday, Martino, a 1998 graduate of Caney Valley High School, assumed the position of FDA’s associate commissioner for external affairs — a job where she oversees and manages the flow of information from the administration to the rest of the nation.
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