FDA's food chief resigns
The development follows the Trump Administration's cuts last week to thousands of federal workers, including some at the FDA.
FDA building.
Jim Jones, head of the food division at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resigned Tuesday.
The development follows the Trump administration's cuts to federal employees last week.
The US Congress has yet to confirm a new director for the FDA. President Donald Trump picked Dr. Marty Makary, a pancreatic surgeon at Johns Hopkins University, to lead the agency.
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