The Office of Management and Budget has released a report detailing the costs of the October 2013 government shutdown. Overall, the shutdown reduced the fourth quarter GDP by 0.2 to 0.6 percentage points and may have resulted in 120,000 fewer private-sector jobs. In terms of food safety, the FDA had to delay nearly 500 food … Read more
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has issued a statement about the continuing government shutdown and the possible effects on food safety. An outbreak could already be happening in this country, but it could continue without a response from the USDA, FDA, and CDC. Caroline Smith DeWall, CSPI Food Safety Director, said … Read more
The government shutdown will halt outbreak detection and infectious disease surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and food facility inspection and monitoring of imports at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Both agencies are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services which has furloughed 52 percent of … Read more