Mass layoffs at federal health agencies, particularly the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, are jeopardizing the safety of veterinary drugs. This center ensures that medications for pets and livestock, such as antibiotics for dairy cows and food safety protocols, are safe and effective. Many of the affected workers were involved in critical examinations of veterinary drug data and quality standards. Layoffs have silenced staff communication as employees fear retaliation, leading to an unclear picture of the total number of job losses, which reports suggest may be at least 20.
The cuts hit the Center for Veterinary Medicine, an arm of the FDA that regulates the safety and efficacy of drugs for pets and livestock.
At least 20 reviewers had lost their jobs, but the true scope of the layoffs wasn't entirely clear as information is spreading by word-of-mouth.
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