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The FDA Buried an E. Coli Outbreak. Now It’s Scaling Back Food Safety
The FDA is reportedly considering offloading most routine food safety inspections to state agencies amid mass DOGE layoffs.
Fired FDA communications staff worry about impact on public health
As the Trump administration cuts thousands of federal jobs, some fired workers worry about health agencies' ability to ...
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S.
Mass layoffs hit workers at HHS; sweeping cuts extend to CDC, NIH, FDA: Recap
Layoffs of 10,000 Health and Human Services employees begin. Agencies devoted to seniors, minorities and HIV prevention ...
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FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological products and drugs, instead moving toward alternative testing models such ...