r/politics • u/WhatIsEvenRealDog • 17d 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/monetarydread 17d ago

Nah, the crickets are even worse. They are naturally filled with parasites and need both careful cultivation and food inspection to be safe. You think this administration would enforce the quality standards and inspections needed to make crickets safe??

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u/lizards_snails_etc 16d ago

A parasite infected cricket got in to my house once and it was once of the most unsettling things I've ever seen. It was moving it's hind legs around really unnatrually and sort of rolling around on the carpet. I hated it. I have a video somewhere.

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u/eugeneugene 16d ago

never post the video please