With inspectors furloughed, reduced FDA inspections ‘put our food supply at risk’

By artappraiser on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 1:34pm |

“The agency, which oversees 80 percent of the food supply, has suspended all routine inspections of domestic food-processing facilities, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in an interview.”

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by artappraiser on Wed, 01/09/2019 - 2:46pm

With inspectors furloughed, reduced FDA inspections ‘put our food supply at risk’

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