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
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 Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.
FDA Food Division Leader Quits After Staff Layoffs
Jim Jones, a deputy commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned Monday following what he called the “indiscriminate firing” of nearly 90 staff members. “It has been increasingly cl
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.
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.
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.
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