Jim Jones, head of the FDA’s food division, will step down after job openings are cut at the agency
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division resigned on Monday after saying Wide range of cuts Reports say it will be difficult for the agency to address the changes the Trump administration wants.
Jim Jones cited the layoffs of 89 staff members in the food sector and criticised the weekend layoffs as “indiscriminatory.” Bloomberg News reported Monday night.
“We were looking forward to pursuing the department’s agenda to improve American health by reducing the risks from diet-related chronic diseases and chemicals in food,” he resigned in FDA committee member. I wrote about Sarah Brenner. .
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Jim Jones, head of the FDA’s food division, stepped down on Monday after a layoff within the division that he claimed was “indiscriminate.” (FDA/FOX News)
Jones said, “It’s useless for me to continue this role.” Trump administration “A light da for that very people” was necessary to make the changes it wanted.
White House spokesman Caroline Leavitt responded to Jones’ resignation, saying several “bureaucrats” were resisting “mandates delivered by the American people” in an email to Bloomberg News.
“President Trump is only interested in the best and most qualified people who are willing to implement America’s first agenda on behalf of Americans,” she told the outlet. “It’s not for everyone, and it’s fine.”
Jim Jones said he said it would be “frustrating” for him to continue working as head of the FDA’s food division because of “a bitch” to those who need the Trump administration to enable the desired change. It is being done. (Sarah Silbiger / Getty Images / Getty Images)
staff Losing their jobs The weekend includes employees with “highly technical nutrition expertise, infant formula and food safety responses.” In his letter, Jones said that 10 finished staff members are responsible for reviewing potentially unsafe ingredients in the food.
Jones led a successful push to ban Red Dye No. 3, whose approval was revoked by the FDA, while former President Joe Biden was still in office.
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