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Farm Food Safety

2020

2020-05-26 America invested $15M to prevent screwworm and saved farmers an estimated $796M in damages.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/05/flesh-eating-worms-disease-containment-america-panama/611026/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vI3YYSddoM&list=WL&index=1&t=265s

2025 April

2025-04-01 Trump repealed Biden’s Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products. Because of the repeal, poultry products contaminated with Salmonella can legally be sold so long as existing, less stringent, safety standards are met.

https://civileats.com/2025/11/03/poultry-plants-consistently-violate-salmonella-standards-report-finds/

https://www.food-safety.com/articles/10343-usda-withdraws-proposed-regulatory-framework-for-salmonella-in-poultry-after-years-of-development

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-farm-agency-withdraws-proposal-aimed-lowering-salmonella-risks-poultry-2025-04-24/

STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL CHICKEN COUNCIL https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/ncc-statement-on-withdrawal-of-salmonella-framework/

2025 June

2025-06-24 Newsmax posted, “A government agency spending $300 million in taxpayer dollars to produce sterilized flies sounds like a dream scenario for a DOGE team looking to cut waste, fraud and abuse”. In June of 2026 there was a flesh-eating screwworm outbreak after DOGE cut the research and development sectors responsible for sterilizing the males so there wouldn’t be an outbreak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vI3YYSddoM&list=WL&index=1&t=265s

2025 August

2025-08-01 A raw milk producer failed health tests that detected high levels of coliform bacteria, which can include E.coli.

https://www.kpcw.org/summit-county/2026-01-29/ballerina-farm-pauses-raw-milk-sales-after-samples-fail-health-tests

https://people.com/ballerina-farm-co-owners-hannah-and-daniel-neeleman-address-raw-milk-concerns-11912172

https://ballerinafarm.com/pages/raw-milk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdOyeNCkC0I

2025 November

2025-11-24 The EPA approved two new pesticides with “forever chemicals” that would be used on food.

https://www.foodandwine.com/epa-approves-pesticides-containing-forever-chemicals-pfas-11855500

https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/epa-approves-pfas-pesticide-for-dozens-of-crops?srsltid=AfmBOoqlDbCVCfeKpf_qn2s9BPDrD35x0LxVIN7ytLtp8AUTpARNxuQv

https://time.com/7336883/epa-pfas-pesticides-health-risks/

https://waterkeeper.org/news/poisoned-produce-epa-approvals-threaten-public-health/

2026 February

2026-02-08 Florida studies show increased glyphosate in bread products, and Florida first lady Casey DeSantis said the Healthy Florida First initiative found triple-digit levels.

https://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2026/02/08/florida-glyphosate-bread-tests-put-food-safety-rules-to-test/

https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2026/does-bread-contain-weed-killer/

https://x.com/GovRonDeSantis/status/2019508100139823520

https://exposingfoodtoxins.com/bread/

2026 June

2026-06-04 Texas issued a state of disaster after a new world screwworm case was detected in cattle, goats and dogs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c28i80uaoCI&list=WL&index=8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnejR-LcNQc&list=WL&index=5

https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-issues-new-world-screwworm-disaster-proclamation-in-june-2026

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-announcements/usda-confirms-presence-new-world-screwworm-united-states

2026-06-25 MAHA moms said they felt betrayed after SCOTUS ruled that Bayer did not have to warn consumers about cancer risks associated with Roundup, and that Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to boost glyphosate production.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/20/trump-executive-order-glyphosate-rfk-maha-moms/88780353007/

https://www.aol.com/news/decision-sickening-maha-leaders-feel-234923560.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/supreme-court-ruling-roundup-weedkiller-maha-betrayed-rcna351796

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-supreme-court-ruling-supports-bayers-defence-in-roundup-lawsuits/4023791.article

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/bayers-725-billion-roundup-settlement-gets-august-hearing-date-2026-06-30/