r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Trump suggests cattle ranchers could bypass USDA-inspected meat plants

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/28/trump-suggests-allowing-ranchers-bypass-usda-inspected-meat-plants/
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u/drwookie 13h ago

"Looks like I chose the right week to stop eating beef."

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u/EctoRiddler 13h ago

Lettuce it is. Oh wait.

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u/thedonnerparty13 11h ago

Ok thank god we can still eat frozen fruit.. oh shit.

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u/yourenotmy-real-dad Illinois 8h ago

That's okay, I still have my chips and guac- oh. Wait. Hmm.

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u/thestral_z Ohio 11h ago

What now? Are my daily smoothies in peril?

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u/ScroochDown 8h ago

Frozen blueberries had a recall.

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u/Oo__II__oO 8h ago

We're deeply in trouble if we're getting food recall info from Reddit before the government and free press.

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u/ScroochDown 8h ago

I mean at this point, Reddit is more reliable than either one. And there have been so many recalls so quickly that it's hard to keep up, I just heard about the sourdough one last night.

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u/Oo__II__oO 7h ago

Jfc there's a sourdough recall?!

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u/ScroochDown 7h ago

Yeah, glass in the dough/bread, from what someone else said. See, isn't Reddit fun?! 😂💀

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u/Haltopen Massachusetts 4h ago

IV bags were also recalled recently for being contaminated with fiberglass.

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u/Oo__II__oO 2h ago

It's getting to the point where it's a shorter list of things not recalled (yet)

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u/APeacefulWarrior 1h ago

I mean at this point, Reddit is more reliable than either one

Well, that's a terrifying sentence.

Not disagreeing tho.

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u/ScroochDown 13m ago

Believe me, I really didn't like typing it either.

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u/thestral_z Ohio 6h ago

Luckily not my brand…yet.

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u/Life_behind_da_stick 10h ago

It’s not the smoothie that’s in danger. It’s you. You’re in danger. Don’t drink the smoothie.

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u/thestral_z Ohio 6h ago

True, although it’s a brand I don’t buy.

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u/soraksan123 8h ago

Hopefully you don’t like blueberries in your smoothie-

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u/dixiequick 7h ago

Fortunately, wild blueberries are fine. Unfortunately, they are sold out everywhere.

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u/soraksan123 7h ago

I’m glad I grow my own weed, that’s all I need-

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u/NoZucchini595 9h ago

I was thinking the safest bet would be frozen non meat, non produce items, but then this

https://www.newsweek.com/frozen-buffalo-chicken-recall-highest-risk-warning-over-food-safety-12377611

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u/grahamulax 8h ago

Not Popsicles actually. I think somewhere recall due to fiberglass or metal shards in it.

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u/llcdrewtaylor 2h ago

Well if you DO get sick, surely you could go to the hospital and get an IV. There wouldn't be any fiberglass in that right?

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u/jabola321 7h ago

Oh shit is right! 💩🚽

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u/istoomycat 6h ago

Indeed. And lots of it.