FDA Says Drug, Device Reviewers Ineligible for $25,000 Buyout
The FDA told its staff Monday that employees responsible for reviewing drugs, medical devices, and tobacco products aren’t ...
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FDA employees now lack the tools to do their jobs
Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late ...
Trump's FDA Staff Cuts Weigh on Agency's Drug Oversight Work
The Trump administration’s moves to shrink the federal workforce put the FDA’s ability to regulate drugs and oversee the ...
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Following FDA cuts, Trump nominee Makary vows ‘independent’ staff review
The Johns Hopkins surgeon highlighted rapid growth at the agency, but pledged key staff will have “all the resources they ...
Read the resignation letter from FDA food director Jim Jones
Jim Jones, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, slammed the “indiscriminate firing” of dozens of his ...
Key takeaways from Marty Makary’s FDA confirmation hearing
Marty Makary, a career surgeon and President Trump’s nominee to run the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), faced senators in ...
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A Spending Freeze at the FDA Threatens Safety of Food Supply, Current Staffers Say
FDA inspectors have oversight over nearly 300,000 ... to get better if you cut their budget and get rid of a lot of their staff,” Ostroff says. Michael Taylor, Ostroff’s predecessor as ...
Trump's FDA nominee faces Senate questions after agency layoffs and resignations
Dr. Marty Makary will answer questions from a Senate panel about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration ...
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How the FDA lets chemicals pour into America's food supply
But the Trump administration's initial moves to reduce staff at the FDA led the director of its food safety unit, Jim Jones, to resign last month and raised fears among food safety specialists ...
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FDA Weathers Bait-and-Switch Storm as Staff and Sites Come and Go
Marty Makary, likely FDA commissioner under President Trump, appeared before Congress this week as the agency he’s set to lead continues to be rocked by sweeping changes and about-faces.
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FDA nominee pitches AI application review
In particular, AI could assist FDA staff to review drug and device applications, he told senators on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. He was quick to add that AI would assist ...