The Food and Drug Administration has suspended its proficiency testing program for Grade “A” milk and dairy products, effective April 21, 2025. This program ensures testing accuracy and consistency across food safety laboratories nationwide. The suspension comes after the Department of Health and Human Services cut 20,000 jobs across agencies in early April, including positions at the FDA, CDC, and NIH. “In the meantime, state and federal labs continue to analyze food samples, and FDA remains committed to working with states to protect the safety of the pasteurized milk supply,” an FDA spokesperson told USA TODAY on April 22. According … Continue reading FDA Suspends Milk Quality Testing as 20,000 HHS Jobs Cut, Raising Food Safety Concerns