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FDA Food Division Leader Quits

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 key technical experts. “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,” Jones wrote.

Wall Street Journal · 1d

FDA Food Division Leader Quits After Staff Layoffs

Jim Jones, a deputy commissioner at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, resigned Monday following what he called the “indiscriminate firing” of nearly 90 staff members. “It has been increasingly cl

Bloomberg on MSN · 2d

Food Head at FDA Resigns, Citing Numerous Job Cuts

Jim Jones, the head of the food division at the US Food and Drug Administration who oversaw the agency’s banning of the food dye Red No. 3 earlier this year, stepped down on Monday, citing widespread cuts across the agency that he said will make it hard to implement the types of changes the Trump administration is seeking,

FDA, Woman and Disabled

The Daily Beast on MSN · 6h

FDA Scientists Say They Were Told to Stop Using the Words ‘Woman’ and ‘Disabled’

Scientists at the Food and Drug Administration say they were told to stop using certain words in external communications, including “woman,” “disabled,” and “elderly,” according to a report. Two FDA scientists told Reuters that a file titled “Prohibited Words” showing a list of banned terms was circulated at the agency over the last week.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 5h

FDA staffers told that ‘woman,’ ‘disabled’ among banned words

Some Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words “woman,” “disabled” and “elderly” in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump’s executive order.

WION on MSN · 9h

FDA scientists told not to use words 'women', 'disabled', 'elderly'; White House calls it an 'error'

Some of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman", "disabled", and "elderly" in external communications, Reuters reported citing two sources familiar with the matter.

FDA, Neuralink and Devices

Hosted on MSN · 2d

What new DOGE firings at the FDA could mean for food safety and medical devices

The firings appeared to focus on employees in the agency’s centers for food, 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,

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

FDA Official With Oversight of Musk’s Neuralink Devices Fired

An official who oversees a team at the Food and Drug Administration that reviews Neuralink Corp. devices was fired, according to an email the agency sent to staff Tuesday morning viewed by Bloomberg.

Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 1d

FDA staff reviewing Neuralink among those fired, sources say

Food and Drug Administration employees reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink were fired over the weekend as part of a broader purge of the federal workforce, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.

STAT1h

Dozens of attorneys general urge FDA to crack down on counterfeit obesity drugs

More than three dozen attorneys general are urging the FDA to take “decisive action” against counterfeit obesity drugs.

Food Safety News2d

Administration terminating employees at FDA and CDC; some food safety jobs likely impacted

Notice of layoffs went into effect this past weekend for employees at the Food and Drug Administration. Neither the FDA nor ...

BioPharma Dive5h

In FDA job cuts, experts see threat of far-reaching impact

"Any place that gets cut, it's going to have an impact, because there's not any spare personnel at FDA,” said former agency ...

2don MSN

FDA To Review Teva and Alvotech Drug That Could Compete With Regeneron's Eylea

Key Takeaways Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and partner Alvotech said the Food and Drug Administration agreed to review ...

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Pancake and Waffle Mix Recall Updated to ‘Deadly’ Risk by FDA—What to Know

About two months ago, The Quaker Oats Company voluntarily recalled pancake and waffle mix from its brand Pearl Milling ...

27mon MSN

Mississippi AG calls for FDA action against counterfeit weight loss drugs

Fitch joined a 37-state coalition requesting that the FDA to take action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit weight loss drugs.

STAT5h

FDA’s Troy Tazbaz returns to Oracle after a short stint shaping health AI rules

Troy Tazbaz, the outgoing director of the FDA's digital health center, is returning to Oracle as a senior vice president.

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FDA Approved Journavx, a Non-Opioid Drug for Pain Management

On January 30, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Journavx (suzetrigine) 50 milligram oral tablets, a first-in-class non-opioid ...

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