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Food safety’s partisan trust gap

Ahead of the midterms, voters in both parties fear recalls but split 40 points on oversight

Salon · Oct 19

Lettuce probe into largest foodborne illness outbreak of parasite in US history: Mexico's Health Ministry investigation finds shocking results

Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhea “with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the CDC.

The Economic Times · Oct 4

Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak: FDA Finds Parasite at Mexico Facility and Grower Drainage Ditch

The FDA detected Cyclospora in two environmental samples linked to a lettuce outbreak that sickened 12,883 people, but said the findings did not establish the contamination route.

International Business Times UK · Oct 3

US declares end of largest recorded cyclosporiasis outbreak

U.S. health officials have officially declared the conclusion of the largest multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak in the nation. This severe incident involved contaminated iceberg lettuce, leading to widespread illnesses and significant food recalls. The outbreak has been traced back to lettuce harvested by Taylor Farms in central Mexico, resulting in over…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

US officials declare multi-state cyclospora outbreak over

Outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which infected 12,882 people and led to two deaths

The Guardian - US · Sep 11

FDA declares cyclospora outbreak over but origin of 13,000 ‘diarrhea lettuce’ cases is still unknown

While this year’s surge was dominated by an outbreak across 21 states linked to iceberg lettuce, thousands of other cyclosporiasis cases have not been linked to that outbreak

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Trump’s federal job cuts blamed for crippling FDA response to explosive diarrhea outbreak

The ongoing outbreak of cyclospora tied to iceberg lettuce has raised new concerns about the safety of imported produce — and underscores a worrisome trend: The U.S. is conducting fewer inspections to catch contaminated food

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Cyclosporiasis: Think your salad is harmless? Parasite outbreak spreads across Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Ohio, Massachusetts & 15 more states; FDA issues warning

Cyclosporiasis outbreak has spread to 20 states across the United States, with health authorities reporting more than 11,000 cases and nearly 500 hospitalisations. The intestinal infection has been linked to processed iceberg lettuce sourced from Mexico, with some of the affected lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants. The recalled lettuce…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Trump's mystery meat problem

Cheap mystery beef, wild mustangs and the strange consequences of an opaque food system

Salon · Aug 27

Explosive diarrhea outbreak has millions of US households ditching pre-bagged salad

Iceberg lettuce is the only product that federal investigators have tied to outbreaks so far

The Independent UK · Aug 25