Top FDA Food Administrator Resigns

Leader of FDA food division resigns
Jim Jones, head of the FDA's food division, has resigned. The division is tasked with ensuring the safety of the U.S. food supply, overseeing inspections and recalls.
FDA deputy commissioner for human foods resigns
Jim Jones, deputy commissioner for human foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), resigned yesterday.
Food Head at FDA Resigns, Citing Numerous Job Cuts
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 Red No. 3 earlier this year, stepped down on Monday, citing widespread cuts across the agency that he said will make it hard to implement the types of changes the Trump administration is seeking,
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.
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,
US: FDA’s food chief resigns, citing job cuts, policy challenges
Jim Jones, the head of the food division in the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), resigned on Monday, citing widespread layoffs that he said would make it difficult to implement changes sought by the Trump administration.
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 The Hill,
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