# US food safety under scrutiny amid outbreaks and government job cuts

https://mins.news/en/video/47352

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-06 13:17 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_jVvr3kY9A

> The US is dealing with recalls involving fruit, vegetables and meat as food contamination outbreaks make more people ill while food-safety jobs are cut. Revolution Farms, Michigan’s largest lettuce producer, saw sales fall after the state was hit by the largest lettuce-linked cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to Mexico, with more than 14,000 cases, nearly 400 hospitalisations and two deaths reported.

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