USA as a failing state: Food Security

“Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs sickens dozens across 7 states”

‘The #AugustEggCompany recalled about 1.7 million brown organic and brown cage-free egg varieties distributed to #GroceryStores between February and May because of the potential for salmonella, according to a posted announcement Friday on the Food and Drug Administration’s website.

At least 79 people in seven states have gotten a strain of #salmonella that was linked to the eggs, and 21 people have been hospitalized. the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

The recall covers #Arizona, #California, #Illinois, #Indiana, #Nebraska, #NewMexico, #Nevada, #Washington and #Wyoming.’

#FDA / #industrialisation / #capitalism / #regulation / #FoodSecurity <https://apnews.com/article/salmonella-outbreak-eggs-cdc-c521525f7af5d5abe50c62c98b1e082c>

@randahl

We need to REGULATE #AI

An AI vocoder needs inaudible markers.

A photorealistic GenAI needs a mandated watermark

A bureaucratic admin AI decision needs a human rubber stamp.

A #killbot needs a human in the #killchain

@sundogplanets

Congrats on your publication!

"...we need *fewer* satellites, each with *longer* operational lifetimes. Engineers: that's your challenge."

Seems to me that it could also be a #governance challenge. The #Space near #Earth is basically a village green. Putting junk up there willy-nilly could be considered a form of #pollution. We know that pollution CANNOT be controlled by #free_markets.

Just sayin'...

Edit: Above responding to your TLDR. Reading deeper you end with...

"Without far-reaching, international #regulation or self-imposed limits from satellite companies, current practices in LEO threaten the planet, and our ability to explore beyond it."

Agreed!

“Yet on May 22, #DHS deemed #Harvard’s response ‘insufficient,’ without explaining why or citing any #regulation with which Harvard failed to comply,” the lawsuit said. It references #Trump’s posts on Truth Social…as evidence of his #vendetta against Harvard.

The Trump admin has claimed its attacks on Harvard & other top private #universities are an effort to combat *antisemitism* & liberal biases on campus.

As #Flint struggled with #WaterQuality, it also saw an outbreak of #Legionnaires' disease, leading to the #deaths of at least 12 people & sickening dozens more.

Today, the #EPA states 97% of #lead service lines have been replaced, although last year a federal judge held the city of Flint in #contempt over taking too long to replace some remaining lead pipes.

The #FlintWaterCrisis began in 2014, when the city, while under emergency management from the state, switched water sources from the #Detroit Water & Sewerage Dept to the #Flint River as a cost-cutting measure. State ofcls overseeing the switch failed to ensure #corrosion-control measures were taken for the more acidic river #water. #Lead, a #neurotoxin particularly dangerous to #children, leached from aged service lines into the city's water supply as a result.

Consultant Matthew Weinberg of ProPharma Group said his firm is fielding more inquiries from #biotech companies about preparing filings with the European Medicines Agency & setting up clinical trials - a shift he attributes to growing concerns about #FDA stability.

"Historically, companies went to the #US first. That may be changing," he said.

"We know that across our companies, the discussions include whether to go ex-US because of recent #FDA uncertainty," said Peter Kolchinsky, managing partner at RA Capital, a major investor in early-stage biotech firms & publicly traded companies w/approximately $9 billion in assets under management.

Reuters spoke to 7 #biotech executives, investors, & consultants who said that the staff departures & #policy changes at the #FDA had prompted some firms to consider launching trials in other international markets - such as the #EU & #Australia - & engaging with regulators in those regions earlier in the #drug development process.

The #US #FDA was seen as the global gold standard for #drug #regulation & companies typically seek American approval first because it provides access to the world's most lucrative drug market.

But mass #layoffs, #leadership exits & the restructuring of the FDA under #Trump are prompting some smaller #biotech firms to rethink traditional pathways for bringing new #medicines to market.