Trump Administration delays the requirement for companies to pursue spoiled food
The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday that it was delayed by 30 months that food companies and food dealers quickly pursue contaminated foods through the supply chain and deduct the shelves.
The rule to “restrict foods and deaths transferred by food” required the rule that companies and individuals maintain better records in order to determine where food is grown, packed, processed or manufactured. It was to come into force in January 2026 as part of a pioneering food security law adopted in 2011 and was promoted by President Trump during the first term.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, has expressed interest in chemical security in food to ban food dyes and to debut a public database on Thursday in which people can pursue toxins in food. However, other measures in the first months of the Trump government have undermined the efforts to combat bacteria and other contaminants in food that have people ill. The reductions in administration included the switching off of the work of an important committee for food safety and freezing the expenditure for credit cards from scientists who carry out routine tests in order to recognize pathogens in food.
In recent years there have been several top -class outbreaks, including the cases last year, which were associated with deadly Listeria in the head meat of Boar and E. coli in onions on McDonald’s Quarter Punders.
The shift triggered alarms on Thursday at some interest organizations.
“This decision is extremely disappointing and consists of consumers to get sick from unsafe food, since a small segment of the industry is forced to prepare for delays,” said Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports, an interest group.
Many retailers have already taken the steps to comply with the rule. Nevertheless, trade groups were committed to the food industry to delay the implementation of the rule in December, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In a letter to President Trump in December, food manufacturers and other corporate trade groups cited a number of regulations that they said of them “strangled our economy”. They asked for the traceability rule of food to be withdrawn and delayed.
“This is a big step backwards for food safety,” said Sarah Sorscher, director of regulatory matters at the Center for Science in the public interest, an advocacy group. “What is so surprising about it is a cross -party rule.”
Ms. Sorscher said that the measure gives a broad support for the measure because it would protect consumers and companies, which could limit the damage, reputation damage and the cost of a food recall with a high-tech supply chain.
