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New FDA chief offers support for Kennedy on autism claims, says no more ‘mass cuts’ planned
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested in a new interview that autism is caused by a range ...
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
E. coli outbreak went unpublicized by FDA despite affecting 15 states: report
The FDA is under fire for not publicly warning about deadly E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce that sickened 89 ...
FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping job cuts at his department last month, he said that safety ...
Exclusive: FDA fires most negotiators for pharma user fee talks, sources say
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's mass layoffs included senior negotiators in talks with the pharmaceutical industry ...
Drug Development Is Slowing Down After Cuts at the FDA
The agency is missing deadlines and not responding to biotech companies, forcing some to push back clinical trials.
FDA Withheld Details of Deadly E. coli Outbreak in 15 States—What We Know
An E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce affected 89 people and killed one, but the FDA did not warn the public or name ...
US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of ...
FDA suspends food safety quality checks. How to protect yourself from salmonella, listeria
According to Reuters, the FDA is suspending a quality control program, for food testing labs. Here are the steps you should take to protect yourself.
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FDA seeks contractors to replace dozens of feds laid off two weeks ago
About one week after FDA announced a RIF, the agency began drafting a statement of work seeking contractors to do the same ...
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.
FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The contractors would effectively replace most of the work done by more than 50 laid-off federal employees who handled travel ...