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.
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HHS layoffs could imperil medical device cybersecurity, Democrats say
The Food and Drug Administration, which oversees medical devices, has 3,500 jobs on the chopping block — which could hinder ...
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
By Leah Douglas, Marisa Taylor and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration began mass layoffs of ...
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 ...
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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New FDA commissioner signed off on vaccine chief’s ouster: Reports
Newly sworn-in Food and Drug Administration (FDA ... and a clear danger to our nation’s health, safety, and security,” Marks wrote in his resignation letter that was addressed to acting ...
FDA’s top vaccine official resigns over RFK Jr.’s ‘misinformation and lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, who has overseen the FDA’s vaccine program since 2016, has resigned over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
FDA staff return to crowded offices, broken equipment and missing chairs
Thousands of Food and Drug Administration employees are returning to the office to find overflowing parking lots, cramped ...
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Johns Hopkins surgeon Marty Makary confirmed as FDA commissioner
Makary, a prominent voice on U.S. health care practices throughout his career, spent 22 years at Hopkins Medicine ...
Top FDA vaccine regulator Peter Marks pushed out
Marks was pushed out under pressure from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said two people familiar with the matter granted anonymity to discuss the resignation — a development that sent shockwaves ...
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Interim FDA food official represented firm behind infant formula outbreak
The Food and Drug Administration has not released any ... including food safety and security. Former Deputy of Human Foods Jim Jones resigned from the post in late February citing staff firings ...
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FDA Delays Food Traceability Rules as Foodborne Illnesses Surge
Deaths from contaminated foods doubled in 2024, while food recalls from salmonella, listeria and E. coli rose by more than 40 ...