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February 19, 2025

Head of FDA's Food Division Resigns to Protest Mass Firings
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The head of the food division at the Food and Drug Administration, Jim
Jones, stepped down Tuesday to protest what he called "indiscriminate"
cuts across the agency. In his resignation letter, Jones wrote, "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."


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