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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 ...
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.
The New York Times26d
Trump Administration Postpones Deadline for Companies to Record and Trace Tainted Food
The administration delayed the move, set to take effect next year, for 30 months. By Christina Jewett The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it would delay by 30 months a ...
STAT12d
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 ...
Medical Xpress on MSN14d
Misuse of nitrous oxide linked to rising deaths and hospitalizations
Despite a recent Food and Drug Administration warning against inhaling nitrous oxide ... "Think back to big tobacco; they ...
Key takeaways from RFK Jr.'s interview on measles vaccine, food dyes, weight loss drugs and more
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke with CBS News in an exclusive interview. Here are some highlights.
Hits and Misses in RFK Jr.’s Comments on Food Dyes
In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that "very, very strong studies" link ...
Indiatimes3d
FDA shuts unhygienic food outlets at Karaswada, Tivim
Panaji: The food and drugs administration (FDA) shut down eight establishments at Karaswada and Tivim on Friday night for operating in unhygienic conditions. These included bakeries, fruit juice ...
Earth.com10d
Laughing gas crisis: Nitrous oxide misuse and abuse is rising in the U.S.
Nitrous oxide misuse is on the rise in the U.S., with growing concerns over hospitalizations, deaths, and unregulated access.
The Hill21d
FDA approves first new UTI drug in decades
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs), the first such drug approved in decades and the first in a new class of medications.
Washington Examiner22d
Senate confirms outsiders Bhattacharya and Makary to key health posts
President Donald Trump’s nominees for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday evening largely along partisan lines ...
Politico7d
Trump says ‘major’ pharmaceutical tariffs on the way
Most production of active pharmaceutical ingredients has moved to China and other countries, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Trump announced global tariffs of 10 percent on hundreds ...