Food Contamination and Poisoning

Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts

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The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and inspectors.

Firings at FDA Decimated Teams Reviewing AI and Food Safety

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Staff units evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.