How baby formula recalls have mounted amid Trump staff cuts to the FDA
A mother prepares a bottle of baby formula for her infant son in San Antonio, Texas, on 13 May 2022. Photograph: Eric Gay/APView image in fullscreenA mother prepares a bottle of baby formula for her infant son in San Antonio, Texas, on 13 May 2022. Two months later, Martin Makary, who was FDA commissioner at the time, told Congress that the FDA had lost around 3,100 employees due to the Trump administration’s reorganization and cuts.
- ▪A mother prepares a bottle of baby formula for her infant son in San Antonio, Texas, on 13 May 2022.
- ▪Photograph: Eric Gay/APView image in fullscreenA mother prepares a bottle of baby formula for her infant son in San Antonio, Texas, on 13 May 2022.
- ▪Two months later, Martin Makary, who was FDA commissioner at the time, told Congress that the FDA had lost around 3,100 employees due to the Trump administration’s reorganization and cuts.
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A mother prepares a bottle of baby formula for her infant son in San Antonio, Texas, on 13 May 2022. Photograph: Eric Gay/APView image in fullscreenA mother prepares a bottle of baby formula for her infant son in San Antonio, Texas, on 13 May 2022. Photograph: Eric Gay/APTrump administrationAnalysisHow baby formula recalls have mounted amid Trump staff cuts to the FDAHannah Harris GreenExperts say the Food and Drug Administration is not prepared for the health threat of bacterial contaminationFri 3 Jul 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 3 Jul 2026 08.01 EDTShareMultiple brands of infant formula have been recalled recently due to bacterial contamination, and experts say the Food and Drug Administration is inadequately prepared to deal with the health threat they pose in the wake of Trump…
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