Trump administration layoffs hit the FDA foods program

A Trump administration move to lay off thousands of employees across the Department of Health and Human Services has fueled concerns about the impact to FDA’s foods program.


A photograph of FDA signage outside of the agency's headquarters.

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to Food Fix. It’s April Fools’ Day, but I don’t participate in this holiday – so everything you read here is the real deal. Today’s edition is coming to you later than usual because I’ve been in travel mayhem – I’ll spare you the details, but I’ve learned a lot about the shortcomings of our aging train infrastructure.

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