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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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After a meeting with representatives from some of the country’s mega food producers, the Secretary of Health and Human Services said he focused on food safety.
However, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reportedly did not bring foodborne pathogens or traceability of foods to the table.
The meeting on Monday, March 10
Continue Reading Foodborne illnesses take a back seat to other issues at Kennedy’s meeting with food leaders
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Many critical functions of the food division of the Food and Drug Administration have been drastically slowed or entirely stopped since late January, potentially making Americans less safe, current FDA employees say.
The Human Foods Program (HFP), as the food division is now known, is responsible for
Continue Reading FDA employees now lack the tools to do their jobs
Notice of layoffs went into effect this past weekend for employees at the Food and Drug Administration.
Neither the FDA nor the Trump administration have released news about the layoffs, but employees of the FDA said they received notice on Saturday that their jobs have been eliminated, according to a
Continue Reading Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted