Comment on Taylor Farms recalls salsa and guacamole over salmonella riskComments−0xbadcafebee1moHmm. 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..."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..."Trump purge at FDA and USDA triggers food safety ‘brain drain’" (2026) - 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-dog... | https://archive.ph/XpvdS−chneu1moSame 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.−Auracle1moI’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-...−JohnTHaller1moI 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.
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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) - 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...
"Trump purge at FDA and USDA triggers food safety ‘brain drain’" (2026) - 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-dog... | https://archive.ph/XpvdS
Same 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.
I’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-...
I 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.