Jim Jones, Director of the Food and Drug Administration, resigned on Monday, noting what he called the “random” workers’ demobilization would make it “unmanned for him to continue.”
In his resignation speech, Mr. Jones estimated that 89 out of 2000 in his section had been expelled during the weekend, as many of them were recently appointed to do more in -depth work on chemical safety to protect food supply in the country.
“I was looking to work to follow the agenda of the department of improving the health of Americans through the FDA border
He said that “the contempt of the Trump administration for the people” who will do this work was given any choice but to leave.
Mr. Jones Robert F. Kennedy Junior, Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services recently, to criticize the FDA as a very owned by the industries that it supervises and to pledge to reject feeding employees at the agency.
Mr. Jones wrote in the letter: “The Minister’s comments that secrete the safety of the food crew, stressing that they are corrupt on the basis of the reins, is harm to all.”
His resignation was reported for the first time in Food repair Newsletter, which reports about news in the food industry. Mr. Jones and FDA did not immediately respond to the messages seeking to comment.
The food department organizes some additions, such as artificial colors and dyes. It also plays a role in investigating the outbreaks of food. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is also involved in inspections of food and infants processing processing facilities in the United States and abroad.
The food department employees were among about 700 people who opened fire from the Food and Drug Administration during the weekend. The people who were left via email said that their supervisors were not aware of the discounts and had no opinion in it.
In his resignation letter, Mr. Jones described the employees who were demobilized as a new education and experience in food safety work, “will represent the future of the agency.”
Among these workers are people with skills specialized in infantry milk safety and food safety.
In early 2022, the division was subjected to fiery criticism in the wake of Baby formula scandalThis started after some children contracted infections from a fatal bacteria that were also discovered in a Dilapidated plant In Michigan. The factory was closed for some time, which led to a shortage of infant formula.
Mr. Jones, whose background was in the chemical organization at the Environmental Protection Agency, was introduced to the agency in 2023 as a reformer.
During his Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Mr. Jones reorganized the Food Department, improving the structure to drop barriers between people who examine food facilities and those who do more scientific safety work. وقال سكوت فابر ، نائب رئيس الشؤون الحكومية في مجموعة العمل البيئي ، وهي منظمة للدعوة غير الربحية التي تركز على الشؤون الحكومية في مجموعة العمل البيئي ، وهي منظمة للدعوة غير الربحية التي تركز على الشؤون الحكومية في مجموعة العمل البيئي ، وهي منظمة للدعوة غير الربحية التي تركز On government affairs in the ecosystem, which is an organized invitation that focuses on bacteria such as salmonella, lestia, or E. Kulay, a deputy head of government affairs in the ecosystem, is an organization for non -profit advocacy that focuses on bacteria such as Salmonella, Aishl or Cola, reducing chemical exposure.
Mr. Faber said: “Our food will be less safe.” “This is the house. There are a few leaders like Jim Jones. We will have fewer employees who will have to learn everything Jim has learned because he inherited this job.”
In recent months, federal food safety efforts are still behind the states, as California has overcome the Food and Drug Administration to make some major food safety changes. California Required detection One of the levels of heavy metals in infants and A historical ban has passed On some food additives, including red dye No. 3 in 2023.
The Food and Drug Administration followed a similar ban Just weeks ago.
