How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

Scritto il 15/08/2026
da Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell

The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.Last year the Food and Drug Administration cut a program that tracked cyclospora outbreaks and delayed a rule that would have required companies to swiftly provide supply chain records in investigations of foodborne disease outbreaks.