Jim Jones named as 1st FDA Deputy Commissioner of Human Foods
The US Food and Drug Administration has selected James “Jim” Jones as the first Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods to lead the Agency’s proposed unified Human Foods Program (HFP).
FDA officials, industry call for ombudsman under new Human Foods Group, CFSAN to coordinate communication, transparency
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As FDA’s new Human Foods Group takes shape under the recently appointed first deputy commissioner for Human Foods James Jones, industry stakeholders and some agency officials are hopeful the group and the Center For Food Safety and Nutrition will create another first-time position: an ombudsman.
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