Food safety experts warn of USDA brain drain
The USDA is relocating about 200 positions in its Food Safety and Inspection Service from Washington, D.C., to cities in Iowa, Georgia, and Colorado, a move experts warn will lead to brain drain among agency leaders. Leading nutrition expert Marion Nestle warns that the move will gut the agency, destroy its expertise, and disable it for years to come.
The USDA announced it is relocating about 200 positions in its Food Safety and Inspection Service from Washington, D.C., to cities in Iowa, Georgia, and Colorado. Experts warn this move will lead to brain drain among agency leaders who may quit rather than relocate. Marion Nestle notes that a similar move under the first Trump administration resulted in a plunge in productivity. The Consumer Federation of America warns that further brain drain at FSIS will delay long overdue reforms on issues like Salmonella. The relocation is expected to gut the agency and destroy its expertise.
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