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 ...
F.D.A. Layoffs Could Raise Drug Costs and Erode Food Safety
Trump cutbacks were supposedly aimed at administrators. But scientists in food and drug-testing labs and policy experts who ...
Trump administration rejects plan for Medicare to cover weight loss drugs
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been a vocal critic of drugs like Ozempic which he said cloud ...
Trump layoffs begin to erode FDA drug review system
The firings this week also include all staff responsible for managing records – such as new product applications – at FDA ...
Trump administration starts mass layoffs at health agencies
The cuts are part of a plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink staffing levels in federal ...
US FDA declines to approve Aldeyra's eye disease drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has once again declined to approve Aldeyra Therapeutics treatment for dry eye disease, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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FDA cuts may mean even less oversight of pet food
More than 102 million U.S. households own a dog or a cat, and thousands more have fish, birds, or reptiles. The resulting pet ...
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 ...
6 recalls on food and products you should be aware of right now
Many recalls come as a result of product mislabeling, safety issues or contamination. Here are six recalls in particular that ...