The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend

The total number of FDA positions eliminated remains unclear, but the firings appear to impact centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products.

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food ingredients,