WHY IS FOODBORNE ILLNESS SWEEPING THE NATION? FOOD SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED…
WHY IS FOODBORNE ILLNESS SWEEPING THE NATION? FOOD SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED due to corporate regulatory capture and government corruption.#trump #maga #politics
In 2025, DOGE cut the CDC’s domestic surveillance lab for parasitic diseases and malaria, which was responsible for monitoring and responding to Cyclospora foodborne illness infections. The lab was downsized from 11 staff members to just 3. This reduction came alongside broader federal funding cuts to FoodNet — the CDC’s collaborative surveillance system — which made Cyclospora surveillance optional for participating states after July 1, 2025. The cuts were described by former lab lead Joel Barratt as severely limiting the agency’s ability to respond quickly to outbreaks, since rapid, coordinated investigations require both expertise and sufficient staffing.
Taylor Farms, the corporation responsible for the current multi-state iceberg lettuce Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands so far, donated $1 million to a Trump super-PAC on March 26, 2025. That’s just six days after the FDA announced it was pushing back the implementation of its “Food Traceability Rule” by 30 months. The rule, which was originally meant to go into effect on January 20, 2026, would have established “traceability recordkeeping requirements beyond those in existing regulations, for persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods,” according to the regulator’s website. The FDA admits that new rule would have allowed for “faster identification and removal of potentially contaminated food from the market, resulting in fewer foodborne illnesses and deaths.” Was there a backroom quid pro quo deal made? We’ll delay the rule if you give us a million bucks.
he FDA’s test of Taylor Farms shredded lettuce found it positive for Cyclospora. But Taylor Farms executives met with the Trump White House and FDA officials. A couple of days later, the FDA reversed its original announcement and said the test was a “false-positive.” By doing this, it potentially shields Taylor Farms from legal liabilities.
#Billionaires and corporations get tax breaks and special favors.
