Top FDA food safety official's resignation letter warns firings will backfire on RFK Jr.
James Jones resigned as FDA deputy commissioner and said the Trump administration's "indiscriminate" job cuts show "disdain for the very people necessary to implement your agenda." ...
Agents And Compliance—Can They Ever Get Along?
AI agents can never be deployed to handle highly regulated processes. The lack of consistency and data security risks are too ...
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 ...
Trump administration cuts FDA workers in food safety, medical device review
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration.
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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.
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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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Trump cutting FDA employees who focus on food safety, medical devices
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 ...
Trump administration fires FDA employees who review food and product safety
The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this ...