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RFK Jr. calls FDA a 'sock puppet' for industries in private speech to agency staff
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent a portion of his speech on Friday to FDA staff deriding their past decisions, at ...
FDA to phase out some animal testing requirements, possibly replace them with AI models
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it plans to phase out animal testing requirements for biological ...
FDA plans to phase out animal testing in drugs in what it calls a ‘paradigm shift’
On Thursday, shares in Charles River Laboratories, a leading contract research organizations that has stirred controversy ...
To promote drug safety, FDA to replace animal testing with AI-based experiments, other methods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial ...
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is reversing course, ...
US FDA to phase out animal testing in drug development
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it plans to replace animal testing in the development of monoclonal ...
FDA says it will phase out animal testing requirement for monoclonal antibodies and drugs
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will be phasing out a requirement that monoclonal antibodies ...
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FDA plans to phase out animal testing for some drugs
The initiative, which will start with monoclonal antibodies, is the first big regulatory shift from the FDA since Martin ...
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How FDA layoffs may impact food safety
Layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration are expected to reduce the FDA's workforce by 20%. Susan Mayne, former director ...
Fees can help the FDA ensure food safety, analysis suggests
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collects user fees from drug and medical device companies to fund its work ensuring ...
Ex-FDA Official Is Worried About the FDA’s New “Anti-Vaccine Tone”
Dr. Peter Marks, an ex-FDA vaccine official, is warning of a fundamental change at the agency—where vaccine skepticism now ...