Items Tagged with 'Human Foods Program'

Budget hearings get underway * USDA mistakenly fired some HPAI workers * Jones exit at FDA draws concerns

“Nothing is going to be off limits” in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s quest to address chronic disease, the new leader at the Department of Health and Human Services told the agency Tuesday. Meanwhile, Jim Jones has stepped down has head of FDA's human foods program, citing "indiscriminate" staff cuts. 

FDA's Human Foods Program released its 2025 Priority Deliverables today, which details the primary focuses for its first year under the reorganization. Highlights include a goal to issue guidance on action levels for lead in food intended for infants and young children, finalizing the rule on the “healthy” claim and proposing a rule on front of package nutrition labeling. 

The Food and Drug Administration began implementation of its unified Human Foods Program reorganization and modernization Tuesday, with the hope of elevating nutrition and food safety in the department. 

The Food and Drug Administration has released draft guidance on its second round of voluntary sodium reduction targets in various commercially processed, packaged and prepared foods in its latest effort to address diet-related diseases connected with high-sodium intake.

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf defended agency plans that would reduce funding to state and local safety inspection programs. The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee questioned Califf Thursday on a number of agency priorities and its fiscal year 2025 budget request.