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We need to keep speaking up about funding the infrastructure and instituting policies that make our food safe.

But what we do know is that government policies are putting us at increasing risk to foodborne illnesses.

Cuts to funding and staff have hurt both federal and state food safety programs and public health communications. And key policies like the Food Traceability Rule, which requires companies to rapidly track recalled products to speed up outbreak investigations, have been delayed for 15 years.

The annual number of recalls isn’t a reliable indicator of whether our food is safe or not. It doesn’t take into account other key indicators like volume of product recalled or how much illness is being caused by contaminated food.

Also, a higher number of recalls might not indicate more contaminated products. It could mean more enforcement or more company testing of the same universe of bad products.

It’s hard to fully understand what is happening with the information that’s available.

The involvement of high-profile companies and declining trust in health agencies may be fueling more coverage of recalls in the news and on social media but the reality is more complicated.

Surprising fact: We are actually NOT seeing more food recalls this year compared with recent years.

What we are seeing is an increase in the number of illnesses caused by contaminated food. This year is the largest ever cyclospora outbreak and the third-largest foodborne illness outbreak of any kind on record.

I loved shrimp and grits as a kid but unfortunately as an adult I'm allergic to shrimp now 😭

Very unserious animal

China investigates comedian after he altered a revolutionary song lyric onstage
https://apnews.com/article/china-comedian-investigation-show-censorship-e9a9d9cf35989a2464653276e873d4f7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Short answer: No. Only white people had voting rights and voting rights were required to hold political office.
Long answer: There were a few exceptions, but they were essentially just glorified middle man. It's more tolerable for communities to see one of their own in charge, even if that individual is essentially just a puppet.
https://hbcu.com/cp2/content/363254/black-kings-and-governors-in-the-americas-1700-s-1800-s

@raintrees you could say force, but you can also say guarantee.

Consider the civilizing effects of American and British naval power on seas that been without a dominant power since western Rome.

A peaceful market with stable prices that can (somewhat) sustainably support complex supply chains is not a given, it's a value that (some) states (sometimes) bring to the table.

UN Secretary-General Candidate Amina J. Mohammed Proposes Ukraine-Georgia Non-NATO Deal to End WarCandidate for the next UN Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, has proposed that the international community agree on #Ukraine not joining #NATO as a condition for peace. She argued that #Russia and Ukraine must sit together at the negotiating table in the UN to find a way out of the conflict.

😁Aal-Alarm in Chinas U-Bahn: Fahrgäste greifen zuEin paar Dutzend Aale haben Anfang der Woche in einer U-Bahn im chinesischen Nanjing für ungewöhnliche Szenen gesorgt: Diese waren aus einem Eimer entkommen und schlängelten sich kurzzeitig durch den Zug.Während einige Fahrgäste halfen, die Ausreißer einzufangen, konnten andere sich ein Lachen kaum verkneifen.Was würdet ihr in solchem Fall tun?Abonniert