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FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...
FDA suspends dairy quality testing amid federal workforce cuts. Is it safe to consume milk?
The testing of Grade A dairy products like pasteurized and raw milk, cheese, and yogurt are currently being paused by the FDA ...
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products ...
US to phase out many synthetic food dyes, Kennedy and FDA head say
They cited concerns about a possible link between consumption of the dyes and health conditions like ADHD, obesity and ...
The FDA suspend quality control testing program for dairy. How will it impact Louisiana?
After staff and funding cuts across the HHS, the FDA has suspended its quality control program for testing dairy products.
Trump orders new efforts to lower drug prices
The president said he would build on the Medicare drug-price negotiation program begun under Joe Biden, but supports a change ...
FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
The Food and Drug Administration is scrambling to hire contractors to replace fired employees who helped plan thousands of ...
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New FDA Chief Martin Makary Says DOGE Cuts Haven’t Hit Science Staff
The new FDA chief reiterated his commitment to speeding up drug approval processes and run the agency by “gold standard ...
First Seattle patients receive new early Alzheimer’s drug
The second U.S. drug shown to slow the progression of early Alzheimer's has arrived in Seattle-area clinics. One of the first ...
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
The Food and Drug Administration is reversing course on its requirement for all staffers to report to the office.
FDA says it will phase out food dyes
The change follows a new law passed in West Virginia that bans artificial food dyes in school meals by August 1st of this ...
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FDA’s top tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency’s leadership
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator has been removed from his post as part of sweeping cuts to the federal health workforce on Tuesday, the latest in a series ...