Some of the efforts to support the Food and Drug Administration testing Ongoing Avian Influenza Outbreak I’m confused because A sudden layoff at the agencyseveral officials told CBS News on Thursday on the latest fallout from National Federal Health Agency cuts by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
In one example, the removal of the Illinois agency’s food safety lab has resulted in a planned FDA exercise with a network of veterinary testing labs across the country to help detect viruses in milk, two federal health officials said.
Authorities had planned exercises for 40 labs across the FDA-supported Veterinary Institute Survey and Response Network.
“Unfortunately, a significant reduction in power (RIF), including key quality assurance personnel at the FDA’s Human Food Program Moffett Center, should read an email sent Thursday to members of the laboratory network, obtained by CBS News.
News of the confusion in the FDA exercise was first reported by Reuters.
The effort would have been “crucial to ensuring confidence in food safety and experimental methods for animal health,” the email read.
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The lab is testing milk not only for detecting viruses in sick cows, but for food safety, officials said.
Department I’ve been laid off Approximately 10,000 workers have become a challenge based on plans prepared by the Kennedy and the White House Government Efficiency Bureau. The FDA lost about 3,500 full-time employees due to the layoffs. Food and Drug Safety Inspector.
“This overhaul is to reorganize HHS to stop the chronic disease outbreak and make America healthy again. Americans get sick every year despite spending $1.9 trillion per year.
Officials said the HHS will laid off saying “centralized personnel will reduce redundant or unnecessary managerial positions.”
“HHS has also reduced the local footprint by moving from the best-cost cities to close offices in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Seattle,” the statement said.
Kennedy’s reductions have destroyed other federal labs for cuts, including centers for the Institutes of Disease Control and Prevention. STD and hepatitis develop.
Another destroyed avian flu effort was at the FDA’s San Francisco area food safety testing lab, two officials said.
The lab is responsible for food safety testing for both humans and animals, officials said. One official said the lab had set it up to begin testing pet foods for avian flu as part of the agency’s regulatory response to the outbreak.
The lab is currently closed and staff are completely eliminated as part of Kennedy’s cuts on Tuesday. It is unclear whether the remaining labs at the agency can fill the gap.
Some multi-state Remember pet food for bird flu contamination It was announced by health officials in recent months after cats and other animals became ill. This virus is particularly deadly for pet cats.
On the last day of the Biden administration, the FDA veterinary center called on pet food manufacturers to take additional steps to ensure their products are virus-free.
Through the centre, the FDA oversees the safety of drugs and foods given to animals, including pets.
