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Canadians could lose vital safety information amid deep cuts to the U.S. FDA, experts warn
Canadian health experts warn the fallout from thousands of job cuts at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 1 could ...
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Massive layoffs at the FDA: Thousands of jobs lost
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) embarks on a significant restructuring, potentially leading to the ...
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New FDA Criteria for Labeling Food as "Healthy"
All of us have probably had the experience of browsing the aisles at the grocery store looking for healthy foods to take home for our families.  A few foods we find may include the word “healthy” on ...
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Physicians Committee Applauds FDA Commissioner Makary’s Leadership on Phasing Out Animal Testing in Favor of Human-Relevant Methods
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new ...
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
Weeks after ordering all Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is reversing course, ...
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How FDA layoffs may impact food safety
Layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration are expected to reduce the FDA's workforce by 20%. Susan Mayne, former director ...
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New Questions about FDA and Pharma
Vinay Prasad, a hematologist-oncologist known for his vocal opposition to elements of the Covid response, also jumped on Cavazzoni’s move back to Pfizer in a same-day blog post titled “FDA approves ...
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RFK Jr. Is Bad for Canada’s Health Too
The health secretary has gutted core agencies that safeguard the US’s well-being. The fallout won’t stop at the border ...
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FDA guts division that trains staff and health-care professionals on key practices like opioid safety, avoiding drug errors
The Food and Drug Administration has gutted a division responsible for training agency staff and outside health-care professionals on an array of public health, regulation and saf ...