Farm Food Safety
2020
2020-05-26 America invested $15M to prevent screwworm and saved farmers an estimated $796M in damages.
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2025-04-01 Trump repealed Biden’s Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products.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.
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://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://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.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
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.aol.com/news/decision-sickening-maha-leaders-feel-234923560.html
2026 July
2026-07-10 The US had a cyclospora outbreak.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vadA7bY0ZIQ&list=WL&index=1&t=6s
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cyclospora/us-cyclospora-cases-mount-cdc-lags-tracking
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/12/nx-s1-5890935/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-diarrhea-nausea-where-states-us
2026-07-17 We were reminded that the slow progression to find the source of cyclosporiasis was largely due to Trump’s cuts to the CDC budget and staff.
https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-cyclospora-lab-doge-downsized-it-last-year/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/health/trump-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-cdc-response-invs
https://www.cdc.gov/cyclosporiasis/outbreaks/07-26/index.html
2026-07-20 The FDA said the parasite cyclospora was linked to Taylor Farms, then said it was a false positive.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/20/fda-taylor-farms-lettuce-cyclospora-false-positive
2026-07-21 RFK claimed the cyclospora outbreak was under control.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/21/cyclospora-rfk-jr-says-outbreak-is-under-control.html
2026-07-22 the cyclospora outbreak bloomed in Michigan topping 7000 cases.
2026-07-27 Eggs were recalled over salmonella
https://www.prevention.com/food-nutrition/a73257973/egg-recall-fda-midwest-poultry-services/
TIMESTAMP 1:26 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOfmvTbvQHs&list=WL&index=4&t=17s
2026 August
2026-08-10 RFK held an event to target food supply and chemical additives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOe9WRUjDyY&list=WL&index=3&t=33s
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-proposes-fix-loophole-gras-ingredients-rcna591400
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/6020443-fda-tightens-food-safety-rules/
2026-08-12 There was a multi-state salmonella outbreak in jalapenos.
https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/outbreaks/javiana-08-26/index.html
2026-08-13 Grand Central Bakery voluntarily issued a recall of their potato sourdough for food safety concerns, and experts say the surge in recalls is connected to FDA staffing cuts.
https://www.usatoday.com/recalls/food-and-drug/FDA-9YK2PBLXYC4/
2026-08-20 Frozen blueberries were upgraded to high risk by the FDA for E.coli contamination. The classification level is high enough to “likely cause serious harm or death”.
https://fruitgrowersnews.com/news/frozen-blueberry-recall-upgraded-to-fdas-highest-risk-level/
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a73481274/publix-blueberry-recall-fda/
2026-08-27 The internet speculated about horse meat mixed with Argentine beef.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/fact-check-argentine-beef-unsafe-horse-meat/
https://www.salon.com/2026/08/27/trumps-mystery-meat-problem/
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/08/26/trump-ground-beef-wild-horses/
2026-08-31 Allegedly China rejected Argentine beef its high levels of chloramphenicol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wIz4s2Xs0&list=WL&index=7&t=64s
https://www.alreporter.com/2026/08/27/sparks-urges-tougher-testing-of-imported-beef/