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Cyclospora, salmonella outbreaks beg the question: How safe is the nation’s food safety system?
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The simultaneous outbreaks have renewed scrutiny of the nation’s food safety system.
Changes to food safety oversightThe Trump administration has made a series of changes to the nation’s food safety system over the past year and a half.
Some experts have cited delays in public communication and concerns about diminished coordination between agencies, including with Mexican food safety authorities involved in produce oversight.
While the recent Cyclospora and Salmonella outbreaks have raised concerns about the nation’s food safety system, determining whether foodborne illnesses are becoming more common is not straightforward.
“Early this year, we had an integrated food safety system that was considered one of the world’s best, but that has been damaged, with the potential for real consequences.