Food and Drug Administration Background

FDA, Trump Administration

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 Jr., the nation’s new health secretary, has pledged to gut the division.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

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 weekend.

Newsweek on MSN · 4d

Trump Administration's Cuts to FDA Employees Raises Concerns

The total number of FDA positions eliminated remains unclear, but the firings appear to impact centers for food, medical devices and tobacco products.

Yahoo · 3d

Trump administration cuts FDA jobs but tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food ingredients,

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 3d

Medicare, FDA staff among those fired in Trump administration purge - report

The Trump administration is ramping up efforts to overhaul the federal government's workforce, with the Department of Health and Human Services laying off employees across some of its biggest agencies over the weekend,

7hon MSN

Lawyer Kyle Diamantas Will Become Top Food Regulator at FDA

Attorney Kyle Diamantas is expected to be announced as the new deputy commissioner for human foods at the US Food and Drug ...

Environmental Defense Fund2d

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.

7don MSN

Senate confirms Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services

RFK Jr. has gained a following for his questioning of vaccines. He has vowed to take on the food and drug industries and ...

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

In his resignation letter, obtained by Bloomberg News, Jones cited “indiscriminate” layoffs to 89 staff members, including ...

2don MSN

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 ...

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results