Scaremongering or legitimate safety concerns? The political dogfight over America’s food safety system Stephanie Armour | October 12, 2026

Scaremongering or legitimate safety concerns? The political dogfight over America’s food safety system Stephanie Armour | October 12, 2026 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/10/12/scaremongering-or-legitimate-safety-concerns-the-political-dogfight-over-americas-food-safety-system/ The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and the recall of tens of thousands of pounds of imported meat, turning the safety of the U.S. food supply into a topic of national conversation and a political cause.