"The USDA eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, a spokesperson said."
EDIT: It's so hard to keep track up with the seesaw decision making in DC. Here's some positive news re: food safety that just came out this afternoon:
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees -- https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/...
"The USDA eliminated the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods and the National Advisory Committee on Meat and Poultry Inspection, a spokesperson said."
EDIT: It's so hard to keep track up with the seesaw decision making in DC. Here's some positive news re: food safety that just came out this afternoon:
• F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs -- https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/health/fda-food-safety-tr...
-- This is another case of "inadvertent firing" like several others the federal workforce has been subjected to earlier. e.g. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43097709