{"id":31250,"date":"2025-07-08T09:01:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=31250"},"modified":"2025-07-08T09:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T09:34:40","slug":"what-to-know-about-the-collapse-of-the-f-d-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=31250","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About the Collapse of the F.D.A."},"content":{"rendered":"
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The regulatory agency confronts a future determined by a health secretary hostile to its mission.<\/p>\n

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Since R.F.K. Jr. was confirmed as President Trump\u2019s health secretary in February, the Food and Drug Administration has been buffeted by staff cuts that have crippled divisions and gutted the agency. Thousands of scientists and other experts have left or been let go, putting the storied agency\u2019s mission at risk.<\/p>\n

The F.D.A. was created to protect consumers from contaminated food and unsafe or ineffective medical products. But in recent years, American confidence in the agency has plummeted, as mis- and disinformation further undermine the agency\u2019s authority.<\/p>\n

The agency\u2019s many watchdogs have been pushing for years to reverse the policies that have contributed to the decline in public trust. But experts say there is a fundamental difference between what agency reformers have long been calling for and what Kennedy is trying to do. As Kennedy warned on social media, even before his appointment: \u201cIf you work for the FDA and are part of this corrupt system, I have two messages for you. 1. Preserve your records, and 2. Pack your bags.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the key takeaways from the full Times Magazine story about the F.D.A.<\/a>:<\/p>\n