The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has suspended its quality control program that tests dairy products, including milk.

USA TODAY reports the agency’s Food Emergency Response Network Proficiency Testing Program is in the process of transferring to another lab that will allow the program to continue.

An FDA spokesperson confirmed the transfer in a statement to USA TODAY.

“In the meantime, state and federal labs continue to analyze food samples, and FDA remains committed to working with states to protect the safety of the pasteurized milk supply,” the agency said.

Reuters, citing an internal email sent by the agency’s Division of Dairy Safety, reports the testing program for Grade “A” raw milk and finished products has been suspended since April 21.

The program pause, reports Reuters, comes after the termination or departure of 20,000 employees of the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency that includes the FDA, as the Trump administration continues its efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

USA Today reports spokesmen for FDA did not confirm that staffing cuts were related to the pause of the agency’s quality control program.