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Budget Cuts Threaten Food Safety | Baton Rouge News
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Food safety experts warn that federal budget cuts are dangerously weakening our ability to stop outbreaks, citing the cyclospora crisis and shrinking surveillance for deadly pathogens like listeria. With key programs like FoodNet scaled back and states forced to divert resources, tracing illnesses has become harder—especially with older cases and unreliable memories. While officials claim staffing and other methods are sufficient, advocates fear a fragmented, underfunded system leaves us vulnerable to the next big threat.
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