The FDA labs that test food to prevent illness have been affected by wider health and human services staff cutsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is suspending a quality-control program for its food-testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to an internal email seen by Reuters.The proficiency testing program of the FDA’s Food Emergency Response Network is designed to ensure consistency and accuracy across the agency’s network of about 170 labs that test food for pathogens and contaminants to prevent food-borne illness. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/17/fda-suspends-quality-control-food-testing-staff-cuts
Author : Maya Yang and Reuters
Publish date : 2025-04-17 22:03:00
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FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts
