FDA restarts food safety inspections amidst government shutdown
Starting this past Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resumed inspections of food facility and some drug inspections that were put on hold due to the government shutdown.
Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said the following on Monday, via Twitter: "The response from our outstanding field force and inspectorate has been overwhelming and outstanding. They're among the finest, most dedicated professionals in our federal workforce and we're grateful for their service. We re-starting high risk food inspections as early as tomorrow. We'll also do compounding inspections this week. And we started sampling high risk imported produce in the northeast region today. We'll expand our footprint as the week progresses. Our teams are working."