FDA Guts Food Safety Testing in Latest Move to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

The program tests for parasites like Cyclospora in spinach and the pesticide glyphosate in barley, among other foods.

Possibly because Elon Musks DOGE is rampaging through government agencies, making cuts without any adults in the room.

But this is where were at with guys like Trump and Kennedy in charge.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services on April 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference at the Department of Health and Human Services on April 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.© Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

FDA didnt respond to questions emailed on Thursday.

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ealth and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a news conference at the Health and Human Services Department on April 22, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Trump’s corruption knows no bounds.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump and billionaire oligarch Elon Musk at UFC 314 at the Kaseya Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in downtown Miami.

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to reporters during the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media during a guided tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts before leading a board meeting on March 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.