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Racism within US disease control and food safety

April 20, 2026 • Race Reflections • Season 1 • Episode 107

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In today's episode Simone reflects on some issues surrounding the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), its employees, its roll-back of food safety surveillance and that decisions inherent racism.

They begin with this article as a jumping off point: The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for food-borne illnesses by Aria Bendix https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-quietly-scaled-back-surveillance-program-foodborne-illnesses-rcna227089

They first consider the general impacts of CDC cuts.

Then they think about racism in the food system using this article as a reference point:

DC Hunger Solutions: Racism in the Food System by Bridget Kelley https://www.dchunger.org/updates/racism-in-the-food-system/

And then they consider the specifics of racism in food safety within the current moment in the US.

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