US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts

FDA program for food testing pauses, officials say state and federal testing to continue

State officials said the impacts of the FDA program’s pause are yet to be seen, but they want to reassure the public that testing of food will continue at the state and local level.

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Poll of the Day: Are you concerned that the FDA paused its milk quality testing program?

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pausing its milk and dairy quality testing program, USA Today reports. The agency’s program is in the process of transferring to another lab, which will allow the program to continue, according to the report. In a statement provided to USA Today, an FDA spokesperson said the agency “remains committed...

Milk Safety Testing Ends as FDA Faces Deep Cuts and Restructuring

The dairy safety program, which was created to monitor avian flu risks, has dried up as the agency shuts down labs and reshuffles resources.DedMityay / Getty ImagesKey PointsThe FDA has suspended its milk testing program due to budget cuts, lab closures, and staff reductions within the Department of Health and Human Services.The program, which was initially created in response to the spread of H5N1 bird flu in dairy cattle, aimed to monitor the …

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 due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen

In the U.S., food is no longer systematically tested for pathogens because Donald Trump fired the relevant experts.