FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety

FDA layoffs will hamper efforts to cut antimicrobial overuse in farm animals

The Food And Drug Administration has laid off more than 140 employees including veterinarians, some of who work on tackling antimicrobial resistance Efforts to curb the use of antimicrobials in farm animals and stem resistance to crucial antimicrobial medicines are at risk after layoffs at the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine earlier this month, warn legal experts and public health interest groups.  Exc…

FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety

Some FDA scientists and inspections staff were told that their layoffs may be rescinded.

Cuts to the FDA are slowing medical innovation and endangering public health

The Food and Drug Administration is one of the most consequential institutions in American public life. It regulates products that account for over 20 cents of every consumer dollar. It ensures the safety of the food we eat, the drugs we take, and the medical devices that sustain and save lives. Yet, in a time of rapid technological advancement and increasingly complex health threats, the FDA has been kneecapped by a wave of layoffs executed by …

Telix setback in drug approval in US, amid Trump workforce cuts to FDA

Telix CEO Christian Behrenbruch hinted changes to the US Food and Drug Administration have hampered approval of its new brain cancer imaging agent.

Black Health Jeopardized as FDA Scraps Milk Oversight - Observer News Group

The Food and Drug Administration has suspended a key quality-control program for testing milk and other dairy products, citing a diminished workforce and lab capacity following sweeping federal cuts under President Donald Trump’s initiative to slash the government payroll. An internal FDA email obtained by Reuters revealed that the agency has paused its proficiency testing program for “Grade A” milk—the highest sanitary standard for fluid milk p…

FPSA - FDA Reportedly Reinstating Some Fired Food Safety Scientists, Inspection Support Staff

According to the New York Times and CBS News, some fired FDA food safety scientists and terminated FDA food safety labs are being reinstated, as well as several dozen inspectoral support staff, following mass layoffs handed down from the Trump Administration. Read MoreThe post FDA Reportedly Reinstating Some Fired Food Safety Scientists, Inspection Support Staff appeared first on FPSA.