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When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in March that he would eliminate thousands of jobs from federal health agencies, he promised that he would spare the inspectors who keep America's food and drugs safe by scrutinizing factories around the world.

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FDA staff handling drug safety for pets and livestock lost jobs in Trump firings

Kennedy kept his word and didn't fire inspectors, but key support staffers who handled travel arrangements, reimbursements and more are gone, according to two current inspectors who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the media.

Some of the support staffers were asked to come back temporarily. But last week, they were told to go home again, the current inspectors said.

That loss of support could make it much harder to inspect factories producing things like baby formula, eye drops, cinnamon and a range of generic drugs, all of which have had manufacturing problems that led to recalls in recent years. In some cases, people were injured or died.

"That is America's first line of defense for the safety of their food and their drugs," said a current pharmaceutical inspector.

In response to questions from NPR, HHS said in a statement: "The FDA is monitoring inspectional travel and ensuring necessary support is in place to continue these functions."

Shift of trip planning slows down inspections

But some inspectors are canceling their trips because of the staff cuts. A food and animal feed inspector who wasn't authorized to speak publicly told NPR they're still waiting to be reimbursed for thousands of dollars in recent inspection-related travel expenses. "I don't trust the process," the inspector said.

FDA staffers received an email on April 7 telling them they would be responsible for their own travel arrangements from now on, offering office hours for people who need help. Inspectors say it's not that simple.

"International travel is extremely complicated," said the food and feed inspector. "Some countries require visas, others don't. The coordinators maintained a master list and helped process visa paperwork. While I was doing inspections, they kept everything moving behind the scenes."

A March 11 email to FDA staff says the administration lowered government employee credit card limits to $1. Now to book travel, inspectors need prior approval to get the credit limit raised. The drug inspector said the administrator they had emailed for authorization had been laid off. "It's hard to believe the work is actually going to get done," the inspector said.