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https://www.nbcnews.com/health/heal...own-stops-fda-food-safety-inspections-n956716
"There are important things we are not doing," FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says.
The ongoing federal government shutdown has stopped most food safety inspections, but the Food and Drug Administration is planning to resume at least some of them. To do it, the agency will have to force furloughed workers to come back without pay.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said he is trying to pinpoint the most essential inspections, while making sure that employees do not suffer too much.
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Recent outbreaks of crop-borne illnesses like Salmonella should make that area one of the 'essential inspections.'
"There are important things we are not doing," FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb says.
The ongoing federal government shutdown has stopped most food safety inspections, but the Food and Drug Administration is planning to resume at least some of them. To do it, the agency will have to force furloughed workers to come back without pay.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said he is trying to pinpoint the most essential inspections, while making sure that employees do not suffer too much.
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Recent outbreaks of crop-borne illnesses like Salmonella should make that area one of the 'essential inspections.'