Food Safety Experts Warn That Budget Cuts Will Worsen Outbreak Response
A series of food recalls this summer, including lettuce and jalapenos from Mexico, has sickened over 18,000 people. Public health experts say cuts to FDA and USDA staff by the Department of Government Efficiency will reduce the ability to detect and trace outbreaks. One expert called the cuts 'the opposite of efficiency.'
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