F.D.A.’s Food Safety Chief Resigns Over Trump Administration Layoffs
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy ...
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 ...
What new DOGE firings at the FDA could mean for food safety and medical devices
The firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency’s centers for food, medical devices, and tobacco products. The Trump ...
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 ...
Trump Cuts Hit FDA Employees in Tobacco, Food Safety and Medical Devices
Probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated, according to ...
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Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted
Notice of layoffs went into effect this past weekend for employees at the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the FDA nor ...
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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
But the cuts at FDA include staffers responsible for reviewing the safety of new food additives and ingredients, according to an FDA staffer familiar with the firings. An HHS spokesperson did not ...
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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.