Nearly 1 in 5 positions across the Food and Drug Administration's human food inspection divisions are now vacant, multiple agency officials tell CBS News, in the wake of departures encouraged by the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts and a government-wide hiring freeze that had stalled efforts to replenish their ranks.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers have sickened hundreds of people since last year, drawing attention to the problem of contaminated irrigation water on farms.

An FDA Class II recall for the Publix baby food product indicates a remote but not negligible possibility of serious health issues being connected with it.

The attorneys general of New York, California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey on Thursday asked the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove some of the restrictions on access to mifepristone,

Across the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.

When Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an artificial food dye ban, it was difficult to determine its precise nature.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he plans to review the safety of abortion drug mifepristone after a recent study raised concerns about medical side effects.

The US Food and Drug Administration will meet its drug approval targets this year despite cutting thousands of staff, the agency’s commissioner said.

The HHS Secretary holds controversial views on many topics, including vaccines. But some physicians welcome his focus on nutrition and chronic disease, saying it’s long overdue — even if they disagree with his policies.