Nearly 1 in 5 positions across the Food and Drug Administration's human food inspection divisions are now vacant, multiple agency officials tell CBS News, in the wake of departures encouraged by the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts and a government-wide hiring freeze that had stalled efforts to replenish their ranks.

August Egg Company of Hilmar is recalling 1,700,000 dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs for potential salmonella risk. The eggs were distributed over the last four months, some with sell by dates as late as June 19, according to the recall notice from the Food and Drug Administration.

When Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an artificial food dye ban, it was difficult to determine its precise nature.

An FDA Class II recall for the Publix baby food product indicates a remote but not negligible possibility of serious health issues being connected with it.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he plans to review the safety of abortion drug mifepristone after a recent study raised concerns about medical side effects.

The US Food and Drug Administration will meet its drug approval targets this year despite cutting thousands of staff, the agency’s commissioner said.

Salmonella outbreaks linked to cucumbers have sickened hundreds of people since last year, drawing attention to the problem of contaminated irrigation water on farms.

Fortunately, there are steps the agency can take right now to stem the flow of potentially unsafe ingredients into our food supply.