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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
To kick off this year’s National Food Policy Conference by the Consumer Federation of America, Jim Jones, deputy commissioner of the FDA's human foods program, updated industry stakeholders and observers on efforts to revamp the agency’s food and nutrition efforts.
FDA's newly appointed deputy commissioner for human foods says a proposed reorganization of the agency should correct longstanding structural flaws exposed by last year's infant formula crisis.
Getting into the field and hearing from stakeholders directly will be an important part of how Jim Jones, the Food and Drug Administration's deputy commissioner of human foods, plans to lead the new Human Foods Program at FDA.
A recent three-day USDA workshop focused on collaboration among industry, government, and academia for the betterment of food safety and public health.
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed banning brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food after new studies found the ingredient used in some citrus beverages could cause adverse health effects.
A new coalition that includes consumer advocates and major industry groups plans to work with the FDA, as well as policymakers and media, to ensure the agency's new Human Foods Program has the vision and execution required to make needed cultural and organizational changes.
Jim Jones, the FDA's newly designated deputy commissioner of human foods, sees partnering with food industry stakeholders as crucial to accomplishing the food safety goals of the agency.
Republicans continue to search for ways to expand the farm safety net. A senior member of the Senate Ag Committee, John Hoeven, R-N.D., says during this week’s Agri-Pulse Newsmakers that "folks are going to have to share."
FDA's newly minted deputy commissioner of foods, Jim Jones, says he's committed to implementing the recommendations of the Reagan-Udall Foundation report in a way that changes the agency's culture and oversight of human foods.
Call it a dry run, and a very successful one: House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., got to warm up for the coming farm bill debate this week by working to bury some key amendments to the fiscal 2024 Agriculture spending bill.
