How does US food safety work, what cuts has Trump made?


The Trump administration is considering moving routine food safety oversight to state and local authorities. — Reuters

RECENT actions by US President Donald Trump’s administration, including staff cuts at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have raised questions among consumers about food safety in the United States.

Here is an explanation of how food safety inspection works in the United States, and how the Trump administration cuts to some health and safety programmes are reshaping those efforts.

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