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US food safety system strained by decades of neglect and recent staffing cuts

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Recent food recalls in the U.S., including outbreaks of Cyclospora and Salmonella, are raising concerns about the nation's food safety system. Experts warn that significant staffing cuts, particularly within agencies like the FDA and USDA, are exacerbating long-standing issues. These reductions are impacting the agencies' ability to conduct inspections and track foodborne illnesses, potentially leading to an increase in food-related sickness. AI

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US food safety system strained by decades of neglect and recent staffing cuts

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Sasha Rogelberg ·

    Cyclospora outbreaks expose a U.S. food safety system that’s been crumbling for decades—and Musk’s DOGE cuts are ‘only going to make that worse’

    “None of this is efficiency,” one food safety expert said of DOGE’s government personnel and research cuts. "This is all whatever the opposite of efficiency is.”

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