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FDA Names Jim Jones as First Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

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As part of the newly created position, Jones is charged with setting and advancing priorities for a proposed unified Human Foods Program, which could include food safety, chemical safety, and innovative food products that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply.

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Jim Jones to Serve as First FDA Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods

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Program areas would include food safety, chemical safety and innovative food products, including those from new agricultural technologies, that will bolster the resilience of the U.S. food supply in the face of climate change and globalization, as well as nutrition to help reduce diet-related diseases and improve health equity.

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New FDA administrator says he is ready to cooperate to restructure the agency

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food supply. He was a principal architect of EPA’s 2016 overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the first update of that statute in more than 40 years. I am keenly aware of this extraordinary opportunity to modernize and integrate our food safety system and enhance our work to improve nutrition. “Of

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Unifying Human Food Regulation: A Conversation with Jim Jones

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He is tasked with reorganizing the agency to develop better coordination among the multiple departments involved in the regulation of human foods in the U.S., As we work to implement the proposed HFP, I am committed to building on the vision laid out in the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

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FDA Commissioner names EPA insider to agency’s top food safety post

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In an expanded position, he will fill the voids left at the FDA by the February departure of Frank Yiannas, who was the Deputy Commission for the then Food Policy Office, and the May retirement of Susan Mayne, who headed the Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. food supply. food supply.

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The Effectiveness of U.S. Food Laws Over Private Standards

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Introduction The safety of our food supply is critical to public health, economic stability, and consumer confidence. The United States has developed a comprehensive regulatory framework for food safety that relies heavily on federal laws and oversight. Food Safety Laws The U.S. J Food Sci. Epub 2022 Oct 26.