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'Make America Sick Again:' FDA To End Food Safety Inspections - The Logical Leftist [View all]
Various News agencies are are reporting that the Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspection work.
First, The FDA is suspending quality control testing at the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) Proficiency Testing Program.
According to Reuters. The program tests for parasites like Cyclospora in spinach and the pesticide glyphosate in barley, among other foods. The suspension was announced internally at the FDA on Tuesday...
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