EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 14 MIN
Racism within US disease control and food safety
from Race Reflections AT WORK · host Race Reflections
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-rcna227089They 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.Subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
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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...
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