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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 ...
FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
Multiple current and laid-off FDA employees said the abrupt layoffs had resulted in delays and disruptions to the agency's ...
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FDA Commissioner: No Major Reorganization, Just Smart Reforms
"I have tremendous confidence in the many scientists, inspectors, and staff at the FDA to help accomplish these goals and am excited to work with them," said new FDA commissioner Dr Marty Makary ...
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Mass Layoffs at FDA Could Have the Greatest Impact on Products in Development - The Trump Administration’s First 100 Days
Companies that interact with FDA are likely to find that the layoff of 3,500 employees on April 1, 2025, affects their dealings in a variety of ways.
Cytokinetics drops as FDA extends review period for lead drug
Shares of Cytokinetics (NASDAQ:CYTK) fell ~11% in the premarket on Friday after the company said that the U.S. Food and Drug ...
FDA Will Phase Out Food Dyes Used In Skittles, Gatorade And Froot Loops: What To Know
Food and drink companies will have to stop using petroleum-based dyes by the end of 2026, Health and Human Services officials ...
Not so fast on the FDA’s food dye ban — the Supreme Court has changed the rules
The Supreme Court’s recent reversal of the Chevron doctrine means every new regulation is now living on borrowed time — and ...
Exclusive: Trump administration banned chosen names at FDA, NIH under new gender policy
Health and Human Services employees were told in March to remove nicknames from email systems and signatures to comply with ...
Opinion
Cuts to the FDA are slowing medical innovation and endangering public health
If the goal of these cuts was to make the government leaner, the result has been to make it weaker. And in the realm of public health, weakness can be deadly.
Food Safety Author Sounds FDA Alarm—'My Hair Is Gonna Catch on Fire'
A Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer has spoken out about her worries for American food, accusing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of lacking transparency.Deborah Blum, who has written ...
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FDA Extends Review Period for Aficamten in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
The review extension was needed as the FDA required time to review Cytokinetics’ proposed Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS).
Ask a health professional: What does the FDA’s food dye phase-out mean for families?
New FDA regulations are changing what’s allowed in popular snacks and cereals. Here’s what families should know about ...