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FDA hiring contractors to replace fired staff who supported safety inspections
When Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping job cuts at his department last month, he said that safety ...
The FDA Buried an E. Coli Outbreak. Now It’s Scaling Back Food Safety
The FDA is reportedly considering offloading most routine food safety inspections to state agencies amid mass DOGE layoffs.
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How FDA cuts could make the food and drug supply less safe
While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, ...
FDA Cuts Lab Quality Control Program, May End Routine Food Safety Inspections
Kennedy Jr.’s massive round of job cuts last month continues as multiple sources told CBS News the Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans to end routine food safety inspections. The plans, ...
FDA is quietly drawing up plans to end routine food safety inspections, report claims
The report said FDA officials had already cited limited workforce capacity as the FDA’s “primary challenge to meeting ...