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FDA commissioner: No major reorganization, just smart reforms
Dr. Marty Makary had just finished his last surgery at Johns Hopkins when he stepped into one of the most powerful roles in ...
FDA to rehire fired staffers who booked inspection trips, but other workers remain in limbo
The Food and Drug Administration is again trying to rehire some staffers who were recently fired amid mass layoffs at the ...
Food Safety Author Sounds FDA Alarm—'My Hair Is Gonna Catch on Fire'
Deborah Blum, who has written extensively on the history of U.S. food safety regulations, cited how an E. coli outbreak in November 2024, which killed one and hospitalized dozens, was never fully ...
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Inside the FDA: Low Morale and Uncertainty Plague Staff
Several current and former FDA employees who spoke to Inside Medicine on the condition of anonymity have come to see the ...
Bread Recalled Over 'Glass Fragments' as FDA Warns Consumption Could Cause 'Adverse Health Consequences'
Bread and rolls sold in six states have been recalled over 'glass fragments,' according to the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Merck plans to move manufacturing of its biggest drug, Keytruda, to a new US factory and lab in Delaware
Merck, the New Jersey-based drug giant, is spending $1 billion on a new Delaware factory to bring production of its ...
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A Conversation With FDA Commissioner Marty Makary
Among other things, Makary breaks some news here by stating, for the first time, that there will be no significant ...
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Fact or Fiction? Unpacking FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s First Interviews
As Marty Makary nears the end of his first month on the job, the FDA Commissioner sat down for two interviews, offering ...
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Exclusive-FDA fires most negotiators for pharma user fee talks, sources say
The meeting for generic drugs was set for June, and the one for prescription drugs for July. These day-long sessions at FDA headquarters typically draw hundreds from pharma companies, trade groups, ...
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Exclusive-FDA fires most negotiators for pharma user fee talks, sources say
These day-long sessions at FDA headquarters typically draw hundreds from pharma companies, trade groups, patient advocates and the public who suggest priority topics for the reauthorized agreement.
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US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human ...