STATEMENT: Following Sen. Schiff’s Efforts, Trump Administration Reinstates Federal FDA Lab Workers in San Francisco

Washington, D.C.– Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released this statement following the reinstatement of Californians employed by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) San Francisco Human and Animal Food Laboratory who had been laid off due to President Trump’s Reduction in Force (RIF) notices.
Last week, Senator Schiff sent aletterto the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging him to immediately reinstate these workers employed by the FDA.
“I am pleased that these critical federal researchers and scientists will finally be able to return to work. They play a crucial role in protecting the health and safety of Americans across the country by ensuring food and other products are free from toxic substances. The Trump administration’s careless decision to effectively shutter this lab put Californian consumers at risk and weakened the FDA’s ability to rapidly respond to emergency outbreaks. Consumers should take comfort in knowing these dedicated scientists are once again returning to work. All federal workers who have been wrongly and recklessly terminated by the President and Elon Musk’s DOGE should be returned to service.”
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