WHY IS FOODBORNE ILLNESS SWEEPING THE NATION? FOOD SAFETY HAS BEEN COMPROMISED due to corporate regulatory capture and government corruption.#trump #maga #politics In 2025, DOGE cut the CDC’s domestic surveillance lab for parasitic diseases and malaria, which was responsible for monitoring and responding to Cyclospora foodborne illness infections. The lab was downsized from 11 staff members to just 3. This reduction came alongside broader federal funding cuts to FoodNet — the CDC’s collaborative surveillance system — which made Cyclospora surveillance optional for participating states after July 1, 2025. The cuts were described by former lab lead Joel Barratt as severely limiting the agency’s ability to respond quickly to outbreaks, since rapid, coordinated investigations require both expertise and sufficient staffing. Taylor Farms, the corporation responsible for the current multi-state iceberg lettuce Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands so far, donated $1 million to ...