food and drug administration

food and drug administration, Staffers and Medical Device

F.D.A. Reinstates Fired Medical Device, Food and Legal Staffers

The agency changed course just days after firing employees who oversee the safety of food and life-sustaining medical devices. Dozens of workers said they and others were back at work Monday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 7h

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.

Oregonian · 7h

FDA scrambles to rehire food safety and other staffers who were fired last week

The Trump administration's chaotic cost-cutting has let to similar reversals at other agencies, which sought to rehire ex-employees responsible for nuclear weapons, national parks and other government services.

Penn Live · 8h

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

FDA, Drug and Ozempic

Reuters · 8h

Drug compounders sue US FDA over removal of Wegovy, Ozempic from shortage list

Drug compounders on Monday sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its decision last week to remove Novo Nordisk's weight loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic from its shortage list, a move that will sharply curtail the compounders' ability to sell cheaper versions of the drugs.

AOL · 2d

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.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

The FDA said the shortage of Novo Nordisk's weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic is resolved. The move could limit cheaper compounded versions

Pfizer hires ex-FDA drug chief

STAT · 11h

Patrizia Cavazzoni, former head of FDA’s drug center, joins Pfizer as chief medical officer

Patrizia Cavazzoni, formerly the top regulator of the drug division of the FDA, will join Pfizer as chief medical officer.

Hosted on MSN · 8h

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 the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) from 2020 until January,

Reuters on MSN · 9h

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.

US health agencies delay decision on definition of 'healthy' on food labels

U.S. health agencies will delay by more than two months a decision on updating the definition of the nutrient content claim ...

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Former Top Drug Regulator Lands Cushy Pfizer Gig After Leaving FDA During Trump Transition

Patrizia Cavazzoni, the former director of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Listeria reported in shakes used in Florida nursing homes, leading to hospitalizations and deaths

Frozen supplemental shakes sold to hospitals and long-term care facilities in 21 states, including Florida, are making people ...

F.D.A. Firings Decimated Teams Reviewing A.I. and Food Safety

Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though ...

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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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Food recalls in the US were more widespread – and deadly – in 2024

Contaminated food is causing a growing number of illnesses in the United States, and severe cases that lead to ...

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