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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 ...
Exclusive-US FDA asks some fired pharma user fee negotiation staff to return
Under the current expiring user fee agreements, the FDA commits to complete new drug approval reviews within either 10 months ...
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 ...
Novo Nordisk Says FDA Accepted New Drug Application for Wegovy Pill
The Bagsvaerd, Denmark, company said that if the application is approved, Wegovy would become the first oral formulation of a ...
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In Reversal, FDA Rehires Staff Tasked With Releasing Public Records
At least some workers who process public records in response to Freedom of Information Act requests have been reinstated, FDA employees say.
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 ...
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 ...
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TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WEAKENS FOOD AND DRUG SAFETY, DESPITE RISE IN FOOD-BOURNE ILLNESSES
May 2, 2025 (Washington D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unit that oversees the criminal and civil enforcement of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Will the FDA approve the first new drug to help people quit smoking in 20 years?
The drug cytisinicline could help expand options for quitting smoking, and if approved by the FDA, would be the first new ...