There have been 11,234 cases reported in the latest outbreak as of Monday, Michigan health officials reported, and 193 people have been hospitalized with infections.
Nearly 2,000 Americans in nine states have become ill in a rapidly expanding Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce imported from central Mexico. At least 98 people have been hospitalized. What began as an investigation into shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell has become a broader warning about how vegetables are grown, processed, packaged, and […] The post The Lettuce Outbreak Proves Why America Needs the MAHA Revolution appeared first on StoneZone .
Nearly 2,000 Americans in nine states have become ill in a rapidly expanding Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce imported from central Mexico. At least 98 people have been hospitalized. What began as an investigation into shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell has become a broader warning about how vegetables are grown, processed, packaged, and distributed throughout the United States. It is also a reminder of why President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have made the health of the American people a central priority. The Make America Healthy Again movement is a commitment to cleaner food, safer agriculture, stronger oversight, greater transparency, and personal responsibility.…Open
The nation's largest known cyclospora outbreak is straining Americans' trust in the food safety system — and could undermine the healthy-foods messaging from the Trump administration. Why it matters: It arrives as the administration urges Americans to eat more whole foods, even as health experts say recent cuts have weakened the public health infrastructure responsible for detecting outbreaks. The big picture: More than 11,000 confirmed or suspected cases of infection have been linked to the parasite across more than 40 states this summer, with investigators tying some — but not all — cases to contaminated iceberg lettuce. - That raises a broader question among public health experts: Can the government convince Americans to eat…
On sites like X and TikTok, the conversation about Taylor Farms is dominated by conjecture about the produce firm’s donation to a Trump-linked PAC.
President Donald J. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico over a parasite potentially linked to lettuce imported from the country.
President Donald J. Trump has proposed imposing tariffs on Mexico following a nationwide outbreak of a foodborne gastrointestinal parasite potentially linked to lettuce imported from the country. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico over the spread of a parasite potentially linked to lettuce imported from the country. DETAIL: On Friday, the President threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico due to a surge in cases of cyclosporiasis, a gastrointestinal illness. Approximately 11,000 cases have been reported across 41 states. It has been proposed that the foodborne parasite entered the country via shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, a supplier of Taco Bell and other…Open
A parasitic illness that causes severe gastrointestinal distress has now spread to 41 states with more than 11,000 suspected cases, and the FDA still cannot confirm what food is causing it. The CDC on Tuesday confirmed 4,173 laboratory-confirmed cyclosporiasis cases nationwide, with more than 7,400 additional reports still awaiting lab confirmation and investigation. At least […] The post Cyclosporiasis outbreak hits 41 states as confirmed cases pass 4,000 and thousands more await testing appeared first on American Almanac .
A parasitic illness that causes severe gastrointestinal distress has now spread to 41 states with more than 11,000 suspected cases, and the FDA still cannot confirm what food is causing it. The CDC on Tuesday confirmed 4,173 laboratory-confirmed cyclosporiasis cases nationwide, with more than 7,400 additional reports still awaiting lab confirmation and investigation. At least 308 people have been hospitalized. Officials warn the true toll could stretch past 11,000, a record for the parasitic illness, which is caused by the cyclospora parasite and produces what health officials have described as severe diarrhea, cramping, and prolonged intestinal illness. Michigan and Ohio account for the sharpest recent spike. Local health departments in…Open
Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania now join Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia in cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce.
The CDC expanded the outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to shredded iceberg lettuce to an additional four states, a CDC official told ABC News on Friday.
The FDA walked back a positive cyclospora test on Taylor Farms lettuce as a lab error, but insists its outbreak investigation still points squarely at the company's iceberg lettuce from central Mexico. Federal regulators spent the weekend cleaning up a mess of their own making. On Saturday, word went public that a sample of Taylor […] The post FDA's false positive on Taylor Farms lettuce raises questions, but the cyclospora investigation presses on appeared first on American Almanac .
The FDA walked back a positive cyclospora test on Taylor Farms lettuce as a lab error, but insists its outbreak investigation still points squarely at the company's iceberg lettuce from central Mexico. Federal regulators spent the weekend cleaning up a mess of their own making. On Saturday, word went public that a sample of Taylor Farms shredded iceberg lettuce had tested positive for cyclospora, the parasite behind a sprawling foodborne illness outbreak that has now reached 34 states. By Sunday, the FDA reversed course, announcing the result was a false positive. On Monday, the agency issued a clarifying statement emphasizing that the retraction changes nothing about the broader case against Taylor Farms. The FDA's Monday statement was…Open
The FDA initially said that a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms had tested positive for the parasitic illness.