While the FDA getting gutted certainly plays a significant role in this last mile, you’re ignoring that the bigger elephant in the room across administrations is the (literally) shitty state of our food system, that’s been allowed to fester for decades.

https://frontiergroup.org/resources/accidents-waiting-to-happen-factory-farms/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/drone-factory-farm-pig-feces-lakes/

Manure is a popular choice for good reason - the supply far outweighs the demand, and they still can’t get rid of it fast enough to avoid massive pollution.

Do you really think previous regulations were anything more than a woefully inadequate bandage on a deeper problem?