Food and Drug Administration, Staffers and Reinstates

Trump reinstates fired staff working on food and device safety, 9/11 program
Patient advocacy groups had decried the firings, and lobbying groups rushed to save some slots that were in part funded by the private sector.
FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
The reversal is the latest example of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s chaotic approach to cost-cutting, which has resulted in several agencies firing, and then scrambling to rehire, employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.
F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers
The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.
FDA scrambles to rehire food safety and other staffers who were fired last week
The Trump administration's chaotic cost-cutting has let to similar reversals at other agencies, which sought to rehire ex-employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend
FDA rehires medical device staffers fired only days earlier
Like other agencies, the FDA terminations went to employees in their probationary period, typically the first two years of federal employment. But that approach resulted in the te
Disrupted US vaccine meetings could threaten timelines, access and transparency around shots
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Eli Lilly takes aim at weight-loss drug copies with new ad campaign
Eli Lilly launched an ad campaign on Friday, cautioning patients against the risks of unapproved weight-loss drugs in its ...
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To fight for those with rare diseases, Trump must reform and modernize the FDA thoughtfully
With the right policies, advanced science, and strong leadership in government agencies, Donald Trump has the power to save ...
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New Report Reveals More Americans Got Sick, Died From Recalled Food in 2024
A new report showed that total food recalls decreased slightly from 2023 to 2024, but hospitalizations and deaths from these ...
Over 4,000 Units of Mac and Cheese Recalled Over Contamination
The FDA announced that Feel Good Foods recalled frozen mac & cheese bites due to possible metal contamination, making it a ...
F.D.A. Firings Decimated Teams Reviewing A.I. and Food Safety
Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though ...
How sketchy chemicals like Red No. 3 end up in U.S. food
The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is responsible for regulating food and health-related products to ensure they're ...
Taking this super common over-the-counter drug while pregnant has been linked to ADHD in kids
ADHD is a common behavioral condition that affects approximately 7 million US children, including about a million kids diagnosed since 2016.
How the FDA's approval for food additives works, and why experts say a loophole allows companies to bypass it
Experts say that for decades, a legal loophole has allowed companies to include chemical additives that could be potentially ...