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Jan 10, 2019

The partial shutdown is now affecting food safety

Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been directly affected by the partial government shutdown. Among them are people tasked to keep things safe. That includes the Food and Drug Administration, which keeps watch on about 80 percent of everything we eat. Then we check in on CES in Las Vegas, where Marketplace Tech’s Molly Wood is taking in the biggest tech showcase of the year. We also update the tumultuous economic situation in Venezuela as its president begins his second term. Today’s show is sponsored by Indeed, U.S. Postal Service and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.

The FDA has Caption:NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: A Manhattan restaurant rated with a Health Department 'A' grade is seen March 7, 2011 in New York City. Preliminary results from the initial six months of the city's new restaurant health grading system indicate that restaurants are taking steps to improve their food safety practices. Of restaurants that received an initial 'B' grade, 44 percent of them implemented enough improvements to earn an 'A' grade on their second inspection. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The FDA has Caption:NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 07: A Manhattan restaurant rated with a Health Department 'A' grade is seen March 7, 2011 in New York City. Preliminary results from the initial six months of the city's new restaurant health grading system indicate that restaurants are taking steps to improve their food safety practices. Of restaurants that received an initial 'B' grade, 44 percent of them implemented enough improvements to earn an 'A' grade on their second inspection. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been directly affected by the partial government shutdown. Among them are people tasked to keep things safe. That includes the Food and Drug Administration, which keeps watch on about 80 percent of everything we eat. Then we check in on CES in Las Vegas, where Marketplace Tech’s Molly Wood is taking in the biggest tech showcase of the year. We also update the tumultuous economic situation in Venezuela as its president begins his second term. Today’s show is sponsored by Indeed, U.S. Postal Service and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage.

The Team