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Head of FDA's food division resigns after dozens of terminations at the agency: report

The head of the FDA's food division, Jim Jones, resigned on Monday following layoffs within the division that he argues were "indiscriminate."

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FDA’s food safety head resigns over mass layoffs

Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of agency staff. According to a copy of his resignation letter viewed by

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Head of FDA’s food division resigns following 89 “indiscriminate” staff layoffs

In his resignation letter, obtained by Bloomberg News, Jones cited “indiscriminate” layoffs to 89 staff members, including key technical experts. “I was looking forward to working to pursue the department’s agenda of improving the health of Americans by reducing diet-related chronic disease and risks from chemicals in food,” Jones wrote.

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Head Of FDA Food Division Jim Jones Resigns Amid Firing Spree As RFK Jr., MAHA Take Aim At Nutrition

Jim Jones, the Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), resigned from his post ...

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FDA’s former top food official says Trump firings are ‘dismantling’ the division

The former head of the FDA's food division told STAT he resigned because cuts made by the Trump administration imperil the ...

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Jim Jones, FDA’s Top Food Official, Resigns After Trump Fires 89 Agency Employees

It has been increasingly clear … the Trump administration’s disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda,’ ...

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Here are the top federal officials who have left their roles after clashing with DOGE

As the hard-charging DOGE has sought to make its imprint on the federal government, several high-profile officials have ...

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Tumult in FDA’s medical device center; one CEO speaks out on NIH cuts

The cuts hit the FDA’s medical device center particularly hard, impacting product reviewers and researchers of AI-enabled ...

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Musk, RFK Jr. drive off FDA inspectors, preserving my right to eat tainted meat | Opinion

For far too long, we Americans have allowed the so-called government to trample our God-given right to eat food that might ...

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Publisher’s Platform: We need more like Jim Jones with the courage to speak truth to power

Bloomberg reports that Jim Jones, the head of the food division at the US Food and Drug Administration who oversaw the agency’s banning of the food dye ...

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