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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 agenda set forth by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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.
Quitting FDA Food Head Says Firings Make Trump Agenda Impossible
A Food and Drug Administration leader has abruptly quit after he claimed staff layoffs would make it impossible to do the work the Trump administration has called for. In a letter to the FDA’s acting commissioner,
Senior FDA official resigns in protest as a result of Trump's mass firings
A senior US Food and Drug Administration official has resigned to protest "indiscriminate" firings by President Donald Trump's government.
Head Of FDA's Food Division Quits Over Job Cuts
Jim Jones, head of the Food & Drug Administration's food division, has reportedly resigned citing widespread layoffs that he believes will hinder regulatory progress.
Shortage of Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic is resolved, FDA website shows
A shortage of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, has been resolved, ...
US FDA says shortage of Novo's weight-loss drug resolved
A shortage of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, has been resolved, ...
Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic removed from US FDA shortage list, compounders on notice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday there was no longer a shortage of Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and ...
Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this ...
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Resignation of Food and Drug Administration Leader Is a Setback for Safety of U.S. Food System
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency.