New York City officials recently updated their bird flu precautions as they announced new positive cases found in parks and zoos around the five boroughs. The Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that 13 domestic cats across eight households in the United States have fallen ill or died from bird flu,

Donald Trump’s deep cuts to the federal government have now impacted the FDA, with similar layoffs and budget reductions expected to hit the Pentagon next. Reporting indicates these rushed efforts have uncovered little evidence of fraud].

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.

Drugs and medical devices for pets and other animals go through approval processes through the FDA. Staff handling parts of this work lost their jobs in the recent round of firings from the Trump administration.

In September 2022, former President Biden convened the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, during which the White House introduced its National Strategy on Nutrition and Health (National Strategy).

The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Those rehired by the Trump administration include at least 10 FDA staffers responsible for reviewing the safety of new food ingredients, according to the Associated Press

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.

Elon Musk and DOGE reportedly fired members of the FDA's cardiac devices unit, which oversees devices such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators.

Some FDA scientists said they were not sure if they wanted to return. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking some of its recently fired scientists if they will come back to their jobs, including some employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company,

The cuts are part of a purge of 5,200 probationary workers across federal health agencies that started Friday.