FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Senior Food and Drug Administration leaders are planning for cutbacks to the number of routine food and drug inspections ...
US FDA approves expanded use of Amgen's rare disease drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved expanded use of Amgen's drug, Uplizna, to help reduce the risk of flares ...
Trump administration cuts FDA staff handling bird flu outbreaks
Federal regulators were responsible for recalling pet food contaminated with bird flu, which killed household cats.
FDA employees face abrupt layoffs amid federal job cuts, sparking confusion and inefficiency
Thousands of employees at the Food and Drug Administration learned by email that they were being let go, but then some were called back to the office.
US FDA declines to approve Aldeyra's eye disease drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve Aldeyra Therapeutics' treatment for dry eye disease, the ...
Mass Layoffs Hit Health Agencies That Track Disease and Regulate Food
The cuts were part of a Trump administration plan announced last week to dismiss thousands of employees and drastically ...
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RFK Jr. purges CDC and FDA's public records teams, despite "transparency" promises
It is unclear what will happen to hundreds of pending requests for public information as the health agencies slash staff.
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a pharma tariff exception, FDA inspection cutbacks, and more
The Trump administration carved out an exception for pharmaceuticals from the president's new tariff regime, at least for now ...
The impact of mass layoffs at HHS: What does it mean for new drugs, food safety?
In every corner of the FDA, and at sister health agencies like the CDC, support staff, specialists, and scientists were hit ...
The Trump administration’s approach to food safety continues to be tough to swallow
The Trump administration’s approach to food safety was already controversial. Now, it’s worse. New safeguards related to food ...
How prevalent are food dyes in everyday items, and how harmful are they?
Artificial dyes made using chemicals and are thus regulated by the Food and Drug Administration to ensure their safety. But ...