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Thursday, August 13, 2026

In a Tuesday interview with CNBC, acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas: "We have the safest food supply in the world. Americans should feel confident in eating fresh produce including leafy greens at this point."

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If you're following the cyclosporiasis outbreak and wondering how lettuce has become so dangerous, our 2023 piece on Food Safety explains some of the major holes in our food-safety system that brought us to this point! youtu.be/Za45bT41sXg? ...

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-- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (@lastweektonight.com) 5:28 PM · Jul 15, 2026

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-13 03:22 AM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

Diamantas is just another light-on-experience MAGA donkey, and his pronouncements ought to be received with that in mind.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-13 06:37 AM | Reply

Diarrhea lettuce would like a word.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-08-13 07:49 AM | Reply

"a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing"

Sounds safe to me!

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-13 08:05 AM | Reply

Spidey Sense is off the charts.

#5 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-08-13 12:05 PM | Reply

Trump hand puppet Kyle Diamantas claims diarrhea lettuce to be delicious!

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-13 12:07 PM | Reply

... FDA Chief: 'America Has Safest Food Supply in the World' ...

So, the best food supply in the world apparently has issues with food sickening and killing people?

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-13 10:37 PM | Reply

Egg recall upgraded to FDA's highest risk level: Serious adverse health consequences or death'

nypost.com

The orange --------- is looking to add to his body count.

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-14 12:21 AM | Reply

Warren presses RFK Jr. on Pedo 47's ties to lettuce distributor

thehill.com

#9 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-08-14 12:28 AM | Reply

Good advice to Taylor Farms sources ...

Apologies for the bluntness ...

Ween - Don't --- Where You Eat (1994)
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#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-14 01:22 AM | Reply

*** FDA: Nationwide Recall of Prescription Blood Thinner ***

"More than 5,000 scripts of a commonly prescribed prescription blood thinner have been pulled from shelves in a nationwide recall, according to recent federal health warnings. The US FDA issued the alert following a failed laboratory test that triggered immediate regulatory concern over product safety and distribution."

~snip~

Source: What's "safe" under the diabolical Trumpf regime?

#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-14 04:12 AM | Reply

*** NYS: 65 New Cases of Trumpf Diarrhea Syndrome ***

Link: Thanks Taylor Farms and DJT!

#12 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-14 04:52 AM | Reply

#12 Pikers

#13 | Posted by MBlue at 2026-08-14 01:48 PM | Reply

Pikers, indeed.

And Puerto Rico is facing a drought and critical water shortage: www.instagram.com

But let's spend billions to invade nearby Cuba!

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-08-14 02:11 PM | Reply

At this point, I don't believe one damn word from anyone linked to the Trump debacle. I am sure, behind the scenes, corruption is pretty much all this is going on.

#15 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-08-15 06:35 AM | Reply

"Governing" ranks low, if at all, on the Trumpniks' to-do list.
In this, they mimic the behavior of their MAGAJeebus..

#16 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-15 06:58 AM | Reply

Careful.
Pinocchio's nose is about to put your eye out.

#17 | Posted by morris at 2026-08-15 07:33 PM | Reply

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