The Agriculture Department says it is withdrawing a plan to limit salmonella bacteria in poultry products.

The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters.

Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.

At the current rate, the United States could soon lose its “measles elimination status.”

The ruling was a win for the Republican who narrowly lost a State Supreme Court race in November. The case has tested the boundaries of post-election litigation.

The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.