The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their packaging will go into effect about two months later than planned, according to a government document scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday.
What we are seeing from this administration is literally an inversion of a merit-based system—a spoils system for cronies and buddies of Trump and his kids,” says Chris Hayes.
The Trump administration has started rehiring some of the FDA employees it fired last week, the latest chapter in a haphazard and confusing layoff process, agency sources tell Lizzy Lawrence.
The FDA plans to rehire around 300 people in total, according to four sources with secondhand knowledge of the situation, following President Donald Trump’s rush last week to fire employees at the agency responsible for reviewing drugs, food safety, medical devices and tobacco. Reuters could not verify the figure.
Dr. Robert Califf, former FDA commissioner and instructor at Duke Department of Medicine, explains the negative implications of over 700 jobs being cut from the agency under the Trump administration.
Such tactics have complicated U.S. efforts to stem the flow of vapes lacking authorisation into the country, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."The FDA is aware of, and closely monitoring,