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The CDC has officially ended its investigation into the largest recorded cyclospora outbreak in American history, but the questions about how contaminated lettuce from a politically connected produce giant sickened thousands across 21 states are far from settled. Federal health officials on September 11 declared the lettuce-linked cyclospora outbreak over after recording 12,883 lab-confirmed cases […] The post CDC declares largest known cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history over after nearly 13,000 confirmed cases appeared first on American Almanac .
The CDC has officially ended its investigation into the largest recorded cyclospora outbreak in American history, but the questions about how contaminated lettuce from a politically connected produce giant sickened thousands across 21 states are far from settled. Federal health officials on September 11 declared the lettuce-linked cyclospora outbreak over after recording 12,883 lab-confirmed cases across 21 states since May 1. The contaminated iceberg lettuce, grown by Taylor Farms at operations in Mexico, reached consumers through Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and Walmart before the company issued a voluntary recall on July 17. Nationally, total cyclosporiasis cases hit 19,595 across 49 states and Washington, D.C., with 1,043…Open
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the Cyclospora outbreak related to Taylor Farms lettuce over Friday, though the Food and Drug Administration says its investigation remains ongoing. The big picture: Thousands of people fell ill as the outbreak rapidly surged throughout the country this summer as federal authorities searched for its origin amid a backdrop of overlapping food safety investigations . Driving the news: "This outbreak has ended. The number of recent infections linked to the outbreak has significantly declined," the CDC said in a Friday update, noting the "contaminated lettuce linked to this outbreak is no longer available in stores or restaurants." This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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During his speech at the GOP midterm convention on Friday, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. criticized his former political party. "Neither my father nor my uncle would recognize the Democratic Party of today," he said. Kennedy said the Democratic party has abandoned it's traditional values, and criticized the Biden administration's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other issues. He said the political fight in the United States is no longer between the right and the left, but rather "the sane and the insane" and "common sense and communism." Kennedy also said that conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated one year ago Friday, had a major role in bringing him and President Trump together. Kennedy also touted his…
Thousands of people became sick after eating shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
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