The Trump administration's "short pause" on communications, expected to end on Feb. 1, has affected FDA updates on food contamination investigations.

The Trump administration ordered an immediate pause on public communications from federal health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it expects the pause to be temporary.

The Trump Administration has frozen many federal health agencies’ communications with the public until at least the end of the month.

A number of other health agencies are also operating without acting heads, including the FDA and the National Institutes of Health.

Here’s what to know about the Trump administration’s order and what information is still available to Pennsylvania residents.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has paused public communications until Feb. 1 as Trump appointees take control of health agencies.

Federal health officials have been instructed to temporarily stop any “external communications” to the public, according to two officials with knowledge of the situation.

Americans depend on timely information from the CDC, the FDA and other agencies to avoid foodborne illnesses and stay aware of other health issues, said Dr. Peter Lurie, president of the Center ...

The food safety regulatory system is currently managed by multiple federal agencies that each has its own jurisdiction. In response to news of the Boar’s Head outbreak, Nestle stated that “the food safety system … needs an overhaul. Lives are at risk.”

The FDA has released an update about a previous recall of Costco's Kirkland Signature Smoked Salmon. The recall, first announced in October of last year, is now classified as Class I, the organization's highest danger rating, which indicates a very high chance of mortality.

In the final scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones watches helplessly as the Ark of the Covenant, despite his perilous efforts to secure it, is stored in a vast government warehouse, seemingly forgotten.