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FDA wants fired medical device staffers back at work

FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier

Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Beginning Friday night, FDA employees overseeing medical devices and other key areas received calls and emails notifying them that their recent

Reuters · 16h

US FDA approves Medtronic's medical device for Parkinson's disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Medtronic's deep brain stimulation system for use in patients with Parkinson's disease, the medical device maker said on Monday.

STAT · 1d

Trump administration rehires some FDA employees it fired

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has started quietly rehiring some of the Food and Drug Administration employees it fired last week, according to nine agency sources, shortly after letting them go in a process that insiders described as abrupt and haphazard.

Yahoo · 5h

FDA rehires staff to its medical devices division after mass layoffs

The Trump administration is reinstating some employees in the Food and Drug Administration's medical devices division after dozens were laid off as part of a government-wide cost-cutting initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency,

Listeria, FDA

CNN · 7h

Listeria outbreak linked with supplemental shakes now stands at 12 deaths, FDA says

Twelve deaths have been reported as part of an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes, the US Food and Drug Administration said Monday. At least 38 people in 21 states had been infected,

U.S. News & World Report · 9h

US FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak

The U.S. FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

Newsday · 5h

FDA: Nationwide listeria outbreak leads to 12 deaths

A total of 38 listeria monocytogenes infections have been reported in New York, California and about 20 other states, according to the FDA.

Pfizer Names Former FDA Drug Chief

Reuters · 14h

Pfizer names former FDA director Patrizia Cavazzoni as chief medical officer

Pfizer said on Monday former head of FDA's drug center, Patrizia Cavazzoni, will join the drugmaker as chief medical officer.

STAT · 13h

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.

Bloomberg on MSN · 13h

Pfizer Names Former FDA Drug Chief as Top Doctor

Pfizer Inc. appointed the Food and Drug Administration’s former top drug reviewer to serve as its chief medical officer.

FDA, recall and Nationwide

Newsweek on MSN · 14h

Nationwide Mac & Cheese Snack Recall As FDA Issues Risk Warning

Feel Good Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall for thousands of cases of its Mac & Cheese Bites in February due to the possible presence of metal pieces.

AL.com on MSN · 12h

Nationwide recall issued for popular snack food as FDA sets risk warning

A batch of recalled frozen mac and cheese bites have been issued a Class II risk classification by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Newsweek reports Feel Good Foods Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for its Three Cheese Mac & Cheese Bites due to the possible presence of metal pieces.

Allrecipes on MSN · 8h

FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of Frozen Snack Due to Possible Metal Contamination

The recall was initially issued on Feb. 5 by Feel Good Foods, though the FDA recently updated it to a Class II event. A Class II recall (which is the second-most severe risk level) indicates "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

Drug compounders sue FDA over semaglutide status

Reuters on MSN · 7h

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

Drug compounders sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday over its decision last week to remove Novo Nordisk's weight-loss and diabetes treatments Wegovy and Ozempic from its shortage list,

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 6h

Drug compounders sue FDA over semaglutide status: report

Makers of copycat versions of Novo Nordisk's (NVO) popular weight-loss drug semaglutide, also known as Ozempic and Wegovy, are suing the FDA for removing the GLP-1 medication from its shortage list. The Outsourcing Facilities Association,

Becker's Hospital Review · 14h

FDA sets deadline to end sales of Ozempic, Wegovy copycats

Compounding pharmacies and telehealth companies selling lower-cost versions of Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy will soon have to halt production after the FDA set deadlines to phase out compounded semaglutide.

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FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect

The US Food and Drug Administration’s new standards for foods to meet before they can be labeled as “healthy” on their ...

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FDA and USDA among federal agencies aiming to rehire workers hit by mass firings

A number of agencies are looking to rehire federal workers who lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's mission ...

Frozen shakes served at nursing homes recalled after being linked to numerous deaths, hospitalizations: FDA

The FDA announced that a food distributor is recalling all ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental shakes, typically ...

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Ex-FDA commissioner on implications of agency’s ‘unreasonable’ jobs cuts

Dr. Robert Califf, former FDA commissioner and instructor at Duke Department of Medicine, explains the negative implications ...

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NY lawmaker introduces bill to ban Zyn, other flavored nicotine pouches after FDA's support of product

A New York state lawmaker is proposing a ban on the sale of flavored nicotine pouches, even after the FDA authorized the ...

FDA Asks 300 Fired Scientists to Return

The FDA plans to rehire around 300 people in total, according to four sources with secondhand knowledge of the situation, ...

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Ice Cream Recall Elevated To FDA’s Deadliest Category—But There’s A Catch

Seeing the words "Class I food recall" might make you think of contaminated products sitting on grocery store shelves, but ...

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FDA wants fired medical device staffers back at work

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Drug compounders sue FDA over semaglutide status

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