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FDA Recalls Some Staff Including 100 Investigators Amid Shutdown
FDA Recalls Some Staff Including 100 Investigators Amid Shutdown
20 Jan 2019, 09:17 PM IST
(Bloomberg) -- In addition to staff already working high-risk jobs, FDA has recalled around 100 investigators and 35 supervisors to perform critical domestic food safety inspections, agency’s Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says in tweets.
(Bloomberg) -- In addition to staff already working high-risk jobs, FDA has recalled around 100 investigators and 35 supervisors to perform critical domestic food safety inspections, agency’s Commissioner Scott Gottlieb says in tweets.
- FDA’s Office of Import and Enforcement Operations also has 450 staff in the field supporting critical safety operations at International Mail Facilities and ports of entry
- Says "we’re targeting the riskiest products to make sure that Americans remain protected"
- More staff could be on the way depending on need
- NOTE: Jan. 17, FDA Aims Dwindling Resources at Reviewing New Drugs, WaPo Says
To contact the reporter on this story: Zoya Khan in New York at zkhan79@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story: Clementine Fletcher at cfletcher5@bloomberg.net, Kevin Miller
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