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Hmm. It's almost as though cutting 20% of the FDA might have had an impact on food safety. "US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts" (2025)
by 0xbadcafebee 2mo ago
Hmm. It's almost as though cutting 20% of the FDA might have had an impact on food safety.
"US FDA suspends food safety quality checks after staff cuts" (2025) - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-fda-suspends-food-safety-quality-checks-after-staff-cuts-2025-04-17/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-fda-suspends-food-safety...
"How safe is the food supply after federal cutbacks? Experts are worried" (2025) - https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/29/nx-s1-5413449/food-safety-inspection-fda-usda https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/29/nx...
"Trump purge at FDA and USDA triggers food safety ‘brain drain’" (2026) - https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/02/16/fda-and-usda-staff-cuts-under-trump-raise-food-safety-risks/ https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2026/02/16/fda-and-usd...
"What was lost at the FDA" (2026) - https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/fda-rebuilding-after-doge-former-regulators-speaking-out/ https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/07/fda-rebuilding-after-dog... | https://archive.ph/XpvdS https://archive.ph/XpvdS
- netsharc 2mo ago[flagged]
- chneu 2mo agoSame thing happened with railroads when they deregulated. Trains got longer and heavier. Maintenance and safety became less of a priority. Required improvements were no longer required.
- Auracle 2mo agoI’m not saying it’s not a factor but we’ve had plenty of food recalls in the past: https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/recalls-public-health-alerts/annual-recall-summaries https://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/recalls-public-health-...
- JohnTHaller 2mo agoI don't recall previous instances of companies donating heavily to the president and visiting the White House followed by the FDA walking back their findings.