Federal health officials have changed the game for COVID vaccine access. Pregnant moms and others who rely on them to protect a high-risk family member are scared.

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to help decide which variant of the virus that causes COVID should be targeted by updated versions of the vaccines.

The FDA says 26 people, nine of whom were hospitalized, have gotten sick across 15 states. It is still figuring out where the cucumbers were distributed — and warning people to take extra precautions.

Federal officials unveiled a rigorous regulatory approach to future COVID vaccines that could make it harder for many people under 65 to get immunized.

Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for access to updated COVID shots, saying they'd continue to use a streamlined approach to make them available to adults 65 and older as well as children and younger adults with at least one high-risk health problem.

The MAHA movement loves the idea of getting rid of synthetic dyes in foods. But manufacturers face challenges that could drive prices higher.

The agency is taking steps to remove prescription fluoride treatments that children swallow.

The health secretary announced a push to eliminate petroleum-based colorants from the food supply. But he'll need to get food companies on board.

While Food and Drug Administration inspectors who make sure food and drugs meet quality standards were spared in recent cuts, key support staffers were dismissed.

Despite promises for "radical transparency," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid off many staff on teams that fulfill public records requests at health agencies.

A top vaccine advisor at the FDA was forced to resign on Friday. In his resignation letter, Dr. Peter Marks wrote "truth and transparency are not desired," by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The FDA tested 95 products containing benzoyl peroxide, an ingredient widely used to treat acne that can form benzene as a byproduct. It found that six products could have more benzene than usual.

Dr. Marty Makary, President Trump's pick to run the Food and Drug Administration, faced questions from the Senate HELP Committee on the abortion pill, vaccines, FDA firings and chemicals in food.

Around 30% of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste. A new joint strategy from the USDA and the FDA is attempting to cut that number in half.