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The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.

NPR

How FDA cuts could make the food and drug supply less safe

by Sydney Lupkin April 18, 2025April 18, 2025

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, key support staffers were dismissed.

Dr. Marty Makary testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on his nomination to be Food and Drugs Administration commissioner, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 2025.

NPR

5 takeaways from the confirmation hearing for Trump’s FDA nominee

by Sydney Lupkin March 6, 2025March 6, 2025

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.

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