Trump Campaign Fact Sheet Says He Would Roll Back Food Safety Regulations

WASHINGTON — A fact sheet issued by Donald Trump's campaign last week said he would roll back food safety regulations if the billionaire businessman is elected president, arguing they are burdensome to farmers and "overkill," The New York Times reported.

The campaign later deleted the fact sheet from its website and issued a new release that did not include the food safety language. The fact sheet was sent out to supplement a speech Trump gave to the New York Economic Club on boosting economic growth. Trump did not mention food safety in the speech.

In the original fact sheet, the campaign said that Trump would eliminate several regulations, including the "food police" at the Food and Drug Administration. The Trump campaign did not respond to a request for comment on the food safety proposal or why it was deleted.

The handout said the FDA food safety rules "govern the soil farmers use, farm and food production hygiene, food packaging, food temperatures" and other ways farmers and food companies do business. It also criticizes increased inspections of food manufacturing facilities as "inspection overkill."

Source: New York Times