The FDA's assertion of having laid off no scientists comes under scrutiny as employees at shut-down food safety labs allege otherwise. Many scientists, particularly in San Francisco and Chicago, received layoff notices, contradicting FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary's statements. The closure of these labs significantly reduces the agency's testing capacity for infant formula amid rising concerns from health officials. The FDA claims the labs' decommissioning was planned prior to the layoffs, raising questions about the accuracy of the Commissioner's public statements and the agency's transparency.
"Do you know and you're blatantly lying? Or do you not know, and you're just that out of touch," the chemist said of Makary's comments.
"There were no layoffs to scientists or food inspectors," FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary told CNN on Wednesday.
The closure has now reduced the agency's baby formula testing capacity by a quarter, at a time when Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for stepped up testing.
An FDA spokesperson said that the labs were planned to be decommissioned by the agency before the reorganization by the White House's Department of Government Efficiency.
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