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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 Milk Quality Testing And Food Safety Quality Checks Due To Staff Cuts
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed some troubling news over the past week. Due to staff cuts, it is suspending a ...
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 Considers Scaling Back Inspections, Raising Questions About Food Safety
Facing staffing cuts and mounting scrutiny, the FDA is planning to further offload food inspections to states, arguing that ...
How the FDA Helped Ignite, and Then Worsened, the Opioid Crisis
An investigation into the agency’s repeated violations of its own rules to approve addictive drugs—and its ongoing failure to ...
FDA program for food testing pauses, officials say state and federal testing to continue
The Food and Drug Administration said the Food Emergency Response Network Proficiency Testing Program is currently paused due ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about the FDA and revolving doors, a Novo win over compounders, and more
Scores of FDA employees are searching for an exit from an agency in turmoil, especially staffers tasked with reviewing drug ...
Novavax says its COVID-19 shot is on track for full FDA approval after delay
Novavax says its closely watched COVID-19 vaccine is on track for full U.S. approval after additional discussions with the ...