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FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division

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.

Yahoo · 1d

FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs

The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,

Penn Live · 1d

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 8d

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.

Off-brand weight-loss drug makers are suing the FDA

Quartz on MSN · 3h

Off-brand weight-loss drug makers are suing the FDA, again

A group that represents pharmacies that have been producing off-brand versions of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs just filed another lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This time, it’s over the health regulator’s decision to remove semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s (NVO) popular Ozempic and Wegovy treatments — from its drug shortage list.

The Hill on MSN · 4h

Drug compounders sue over weight loss drugs’ removal from FDA shortage list

A trade group representing compounding pharmacies has filed a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for removing semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, from its drug

AOL · 3d

FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages, but it could mean higher prices

The FDA has announced that the shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic, medications used for weight loss and diabetes management, is over.

Nationwide recall issued for popular snack food

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FDA Issues Nationwide Recall on Mac and Cheese Snack Due to Possible Metal Contamination

The recall is considered a Class II threat. The United States Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of Feel Food Foods Mac & Cheese Bites. The product was recalled because it may be contaminated with pieces of metal.

Yahoo · 9h

According to a notice published on February 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling 4,246 cases of Feel Good Foods' Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites due to the potential of contamination with a foreign material.

AL.com on MSN · 1d

Nationwide recall issued for popular snack food as FDA sets risk warning

A batch of recalled frozen mac and cheese bites have been issued a Class II risk classification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Newsweek reports Feel Good Foods Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for its Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites due to the possible presence of metal pieces.

Pfizer names former FDA director

The Hill on MSN · 1d

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief as top doctor

The former head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) drug division is joining Pfizer as its chief medical officer, the company announced Monday. Patrizia Cavazzoni was formerly director of

Reuters · 1d

Pfizer names former FDA director as chief medical officer

Pfizer on Monday named the former head of the U.S. health regulator's drug evaluation unit, Patrizia Cavazzoni, as its chief medical officer, bringing back an industry veteran to lead its regulatory and drug safety operations.

Business Insider · 1d

Pfizer names Patrizia Cavazzoni Chief Medical Officer

Pfizer (PFE) announced that Patrizia Cavazzoni will rejoin the company as Chief Medical Officer. Cavazzoni was most recently Director of the

FDA, Listeria

CNN · 1d

Listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says

Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday. At least 38 people in 21 states had been infected,

Newsweek on MSN · 2h

Map Shows States With Listeria Cases as FDA Recalls Nutritional Shake

A nationwide recall of frozen nutritional shakes has been issued after a listeria outbreak tied to the drinks resulted in multiple hospitalizations and deaths across the United States, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

US FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

The U.S. FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

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Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some of the Food and Drug Administration employees it ...

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 ...

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Ozempic and Wegovy are no longer in shortage, FDA says

Blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer in shortage, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

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New FDA healthy food label rules pushed back in light of President Donald Trump's order

The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their packaging will ...

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FDA approves first drug for rare lipid storage disease

An approval for the first drug for a rare lipid storage disease, some FDA workers rehired, and other biotech news of the day ...

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Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.

James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda." ...

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Make Food “Healthy” Again: FDA’s Resolution for a Healthier 2025

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began 2025 with a resolution to make food “healthy” again by announcing a trio of new final and ...

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Federal layoffs spark concerns over nation’s food safety

We still don’t know the full extent of layoffs at the FDA, though they are widespread. That could reduce oversight of the ...

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