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Food safety programs hit by federal funding cuts

Experts are warning that cuts at the federal level are impacting the programs that monitor food safety for consumers.

Sarah Todd, reporter at STAT News, has been looking into the cuts and the potential for increases in foodborne illnesses, which already sicken around 48 million Americans a year.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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