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FDA to suspend quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works to c/usa@midwest.social

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is suspending a quality-control program for its food-testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

The proficiency testing program of the FDA’s Food Emergency Response Network is designed to ensure consistency and accuracy across the agency’s network of about 170 labs that test food for pathogens and contaminants to prevent food-borne illness.

The firing and departure of as many as 20,000 HHS employees has upended public health research and disrupted the agency’s work on areas like bird flu and drug reviews. Donald Trump hopes to slash as much as $40bn from HHS.

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[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So this will be fun. Even with testing people and animals get sick and die. If it only effected the lives of MAGA I'd be chill.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

*affected.

But agreed.

[–] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Affect the effect is how I remember it but that's still confusing 😕

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

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