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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 ...
FDA Withheld Details of Deadly E. coli Outbreak in 15 States—What We Know
An E. coli outbreak tied to romaine lettuce affected 89 people and killed one, but the FDA did not warn the public or name ...
FDA to replace laid-off employees with contractors, sources say
The contractors would effectively replace most of the work done by more than 50 laid-off federal employees who handled travel ...
FDA Kept Deadly Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak Across 15 States Secret
The E. coli strain involved — 0157:H7 — is particularly dangerous and can cause severe organ damage. In Missouri and Indiana, ...
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Food Safety Was Slipping in the U.S. Then Came Mass Layoffs
Then came the job cuts. At the FDA, 2,500 people were laid off, including workers in the Human Foods Program, who are ...
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’s Baby Formula Research Gutted After RFK Jr. Safety Pledge
US Food and Drug Administration researchers working on ways to make powdered infant formula safer were told earlier this ...
Building a Better World, Together
CR highlights efforts to ban Red Dye No. 3 and other dangerous food additives and to stop automakers from sharing our driving ...