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The Food and Drug Administration Food Division resigned on Monday after indicating generalized cuts across the agency, it is difficult to respect the desired changes in the Trump administration, according to a report.
Jim Jones cited the end of 89 members of the food division staff, criticizing the dismissals during the weekend as “blind”, ” Bloomberg News reported Monday evening.
“I was looking forward to working to continue the program for improving the health of Americans by reducing chronic diseases related to the diet and the risks of chemicals in food,” he wrote in his letter as Resignation to the acting commissioner of the FDA, Sara Brenner, according to the point of sale.
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The FDA food leader Jim Jones resigned on Monday following layoffs within the division which, according to him, was “blind”. (FDA / Fox News)
Jones said that it would be “unsuccessful for me to continue in this role” due to the “disdain for people” of the Trump administration had to make the changes he wants.
The white house press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to Jones’ resignation, saying that some “bureaucrats” are resistant to the “mandate given by the American people” in an email at Bloomberg News.
“President Trump is only interested in the best and most qualified people who are also willing to implement his first program in America on behalf of the American people,” she said at the point of sale. “It’s not for everyone, and it’s okay.”
Jim Jones would have said that it would be “sterile” for him to continue working as the FDA food division leader because of the “disdain” of the Trump administration for the people necessary to make the changes desired. (Sarah Silbiger / Getty Images / Getty Images)
Staff members who have lost their jobs during the weekend include employees with “highly technical expertise in nutrition, infants, a response to food security,” said Jones in his letter, noting that 10 members of the licensed staff were responsible for examining the potentially dangerous ingredients in food.
Jones led a successful push to prohibit red dye n ° 3, which revoked his authorization by the FDA last month while former President Joe Biden was still in office.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will head the Ministry of Health and Social Services under President Donald Trump. (Istock / Istock)
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On Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary to health and social services after carrying out a campaign “Make America Healthy Again” with Trump.
Trump appointed surgeon Johns Hopkins Marty Makary to lead the FDA, although he has not yet been confirmed.
