- FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have launched a public Request for Information (RFI) to “identify and eliminate outdated or unnecessary regulations” in alignment with President
FDA and HHS Announce Next Steps in “Operation Stork Speed”
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- FDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have announced the next steps in “Operation Stork Speed,” a program intended to enhance the “quality, safety, and nutritional adequacy”
FDA to Rehire Some Staff
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- FDA is “set to rehire some of the staff that was let go during mass firings in the past three months.” Earlier this year around 3,500 FDA employees, or
Draft FDA Budget Proposes Cutting Funding, Shifting Food Inspections to States
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- As first reported by the Washington Post, an internal draft budget document suggests significant cuts to HHS, including cuts to FDA, NIH, and CDC. According to the draft budget
HHS Cuts Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking for Some Agency Actions
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- Health and Human Services (HHS) will no longer use notice-and-comment rulemaking procedures for “matters relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts,” according
Health Agencies Face Terminations; Jim Jones Resigns from FDA’s Human Foods Program
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- Thousands of workers employed across the Department of Health and Human Services received notices that they would be terminated following four weeks of leave, including at least 89 members of
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Confirmed as HHS Secretary
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- On February 13, 2025, the US Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the nation’s top healthcare official, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
FDA Launches Study on the Role of Seafood Consumption in Child Development
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- On October 11, the FDA announced the launch of an independent study, “The Role of Seafood in Child Growth and Development,” by the National Academies of Science, Engineering,
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Senate Bill to Revise and Reassess GRAS Program
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- On May 27, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass)., introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act, which is described as “comprehensive
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Dr. Califf Confirmed as New FDA Commissioner
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- On February 15, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Robert M. Califf as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. As our readers know, Dr. Califf is internationally recognized as
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