Read the resignation letter from FDA food director Jim Jones
Jim Jones, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, slammed the “indiscriminate firing” of dozens of his ...
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Top FDA official quits over White House layoffs in the food division
A top Food and Drug Administration official has quit over layoffs in the food division, warning the agency's ability to protect public health will be affected. Jim Jones oversaw the agency's ...
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FDA Food Division Leader Quits After Staff Layoffs
Jim Jones became the FDA's first deputy commissioner for human foods in 2023. (Christopher Dilts for WSJ) Jim Jones, a deputy commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned Monday ...
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FDA employees now lack the tools to do their jobs
Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late January, potentially making Americans less safe ...
A Spending Freeze at the FDA Threatens Safety of Food Supply, Current Staffers Say
FDA staffers tell CR how the suspension of their discretionary spending is threatening the safety of the American food supply, putting consumers at risk.
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Kennedy asks FDA to revise 'self-affirm' rule for food ingredient safety
A few months ago, the FDA had set in motion a restructuring of its food division to increase oversight of food supply and agricultural products under former commissioner Robert Califf. In January ...
FDA firings spur deputy commissioner for human foods to quit
The Trump administration firings of employees at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration caused FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones to resign on Monday.