Establishment of the Food and Drug Administration

Top FDA Food Administrator Resigns

Jim Jones, head of the FDA's food division, has resigned. The division is tasked with ensuring the safety of the U.S. food supply, overseeing inspections and recalls.

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Lawyer Kyle Diamantas Will Become New Food Center Lead at FDA

Attorney Kyle Diamantas is expected to be announced as the new deputy commissioner for human foods at the Food and Drug Administration following his predecessor’s resignation earlier this week, a source familiar with the decision said.

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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.

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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 The Hill,

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 ...

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Head of FDA’s food division resigns following 89 “indiscriminate” staff layoffs

Jones became head of the FDA’s food division in 2023. He oversaw several major initiatives, including the Biden ...

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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.

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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 ...

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