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flag FDA rehires staff after backlash, reversing cuts that threatened medical device and food safety reviews.

flag The FDA has rehired many of the staff members it fired last week, particularly those in medical devices and food safety roles, after facing backlash from industry lobbyists. flag The firings, which affected around 700 employees including over 220 from the medical device center, were reversed due to concerns that the cuts would slow product reviews and approvals. flag The medical device industry, which pays the FDA hundreds of millions annually for prompt reviews, led the pushback. flag This reversal is part of a broader, chaotic cost-cutting effort under the Trump administration and Elon Musk.

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