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One Thing: Did Trump Cuts Slow the Cyclospora Outbreak Response?
26 minutes Posted Aug 16, 2026 at 8:30 am.
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This summer, a massive cyclospora outbreak and multiple major salmonella-related recalls have some Americans worried about getting sick and reconsidering whether to buy certain foods. Is there something wrong with our food safety apparatus? And did Trump administration cuts to the CDC and FDA have anything to do with it? 
For more: Trump’s funding cuts created ‘the perfect storm’ that slowed the government’s cyclosporiasis response 
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Guest: Susan Mayne, former FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition director 
Host: David Rind 
Producer: Paola Ortiz 
Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin 
Editorial Support: Deidre McPhillips 
Photo By: Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
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