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FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings
One casualty of the mass firings across federal health agencies are regulators who ensure drugs for pets and livestock are ...
MIT Technology Review3h
Congress used to evaluate emerging technologies. Let’s do it again.
A look back at the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional think tank that detected lies and tested tech.
STAT4h
The ‘GRAS’ loophole lets untested additives into Americans’ food. Can RFK Jr. close it?
RFK Jr. wants to tackle the GRAS exemption, which allows companies to put chemicals in food without review by the FDA. Many ...
Deporting millions of immigrants would shock US economy, increase housing, food and other prices
One of President Donald Trump’s major promises during the 2024 presidential campaign was to launch mass deportations of ...
How Mass Layoffs Of Federal Employees Could Affect The Economy
Experts have identified some potential economic benefits, as well as big risks, from President Donald Trump's mass firing of ...
FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs
Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of ...
What new DOGE firings at the FDA could mean for food safety and medical devices
The firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency’s centers for food, medical devices, and tobacco products. The Trump ...
F.D.A.’s Food Safety Chief Resigns Over Trump Administration Layoffs
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy ...
abc7NY17h
Head of FDA food division resigns over 'indiscriminate firing' of personnel
The head of the FDA's food division resigned Monday following what he called the "indiscriminate firing" of roughly 89 people, according to sources familiar with the matter.
STAT18h
FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division
The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the ...
Opinion
FDA foot-dragging might have saved your hands, and you never knew it
The Trump administration is tearing down both regulations and the federal government that enforces them. The consequences will be enormous.
Environmental Defense Fund20h
Resignation of Food and Drug Administration Leader Is a Setback for Safety of U.S. Food System
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency.