Watchdog Group Sues USDA Over Food Safety Records Related to Ohio Train Disaster

April 17 (Reuters) – A whistleblower organization ⁠filed ⁠a federal lawsuit against the ⁠U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, alleging that the ​government agency improperly withheld records about food supply contamination by toxic chemicals tied to ‌a train derailment in Ohio ‌in 2023. The nonprofit Government Accountability Project, which filed the lawsuit in the ⁠District …

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