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The Department of Government Efficiency has cut staff at the Food and Drug Administration, including employees in food safety roles.

Following the cuts, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Jim Jones resigned his post citing the cuts as being indiscriminate and endangering the lives of the American public.

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The Trump Administration has eliminated two USDA food safety advisory committees that have been in place for decades.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified committee members of the move on March 6.

The committees are the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) and the National Advisory Committee

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Kraft Heinz has announced it is removing its Lunchables meal kits from the National School Lunch Program. With eight $1 billion+ brands, Kraft Heinz is North America’s third-largest food and beverage company and the fifth-largest in the world.

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is America’s second-largest food and nutrition

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Lunchable brand food kits have found their way into the National School Lunch Program.  But the pre-packaged food kits contain relatively high levels of sodium, lead, and cadmium, according to Consumer Reports.

Consumer Reports and a group called “Perfect Union” have delivered nearly 50,000 petition signatures to USDA, which runs

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Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.”

The eleven who’ve written congressional leaders include:

–Steven Mandernach, Executive Director, Association of Food and Drug Officials
–Donna Garren, Executive Vice President

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