The United States food and Medicines Administration (FDA) reported through emails that Several programs focused on food security will suspendwhich include Quality controls for dairy products and other foods, due to federal cuts implemented by the administration of Donald Trump.
Donald Trump implements cuts to FDA and USDA
The cuts were ordered by the Government Efficiency Department (Doge) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA)which could represent a decline in food security, according to the secretary of Labor Robert Reich.
Some of the Personnel and budget cuts in FDA and USDA They will affect committees responsible for finding health risks in food processing. Layoffs include A team that in 2024 proved the presence of Listeria bacteria In the meat marketed by the company Boar’s Head Provisions Co., Reich reported on April 21.
The former secretary said the committees of USDA suspended quality controls focused on the meat industry. On the other hand, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that there could be 48 million cases of contaminated food poisoning in USA.
The cuts to FDA and USDA are focused on promoting national production
The President Donald Trump said he seeks to boost food production at the national level and designate a greater budget for the agricultural sector under its program Make America Healthy Again.
FDA staff review quality standards in a production plant.Designed by Freepik
However, food security of USA Face A volatile panorama Given the executive orders imposed by Trump and the imposition of tariffs on the food industry that depends on foreign trade, said New Society Publishers magazine.
The cuts to the FDA and USDA programs could represent in a serious food security crisis, while Trump’s measures to keep their population healthy with national production could be counterproductive for the agricultural sector.
