Jim Jones, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, slammed the “indiscriminate firing” of dozens of his employees and recent rhetoric from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy in his resignation letter, which The Washington Post has reproduced below.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to evaluate the chemicals in our food and take steps to make it safer. But those actions will cost money. Who will pay for them?
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
RFK Jr, Big Food
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RFK Jr. plans to meet Big Food leaders on Monday: report
RFK Jr. to Meet Food Industry Chiefs Next Week, Politico Says
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to meet with top executives from major food firms on Monday, Politico reported Saturday.
RFK Jr. poised for awkward face-to-face with food companies
Everything from seed oils and banning certain food additives to front-of-pack nutrition labels is potentially up for discussion.
Critics of seed oils, like RFK Jr., say they are toxic and fueling high rates of chronic diseases. Such claims baffle nutrition scientists.
Dr. Marty Makary is largely sidestepping Senate questions about his plans to lead the Food and Drug Administration
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