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FDA Reinstates Food Safety Staff After Troubling Layoffs

5/2/2025

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The FDA is bringing back vital food safety scientists and inspection staff after a wave of layoffs linked to misleading data from the Department of Health and Human Services. Nearly 200 positions were eliminated, jeopardizing foreign inspections and quality control. These cuts, initiated during the Trump Administration, raise concerns about future staffing reductions.

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Story summary

The FDA is bringing back vital food safety scientists and inspection staff after a wave of layoffs linked to misleading data from the Department of Health and Human Services. Nearly 200 positions were eliminated, jeopardizing foreign inspections and quality control. These cuts, initiated during the Trump Administration, raise concerns about future staffing reductions.