This summer, every meal feels like a risk. Just as the US is recovering from a major cyclospora outbreak stemming from tainted iceberg lettuce, salmonella has turned up in jalapeños, eggs, and even dog food. The jalapeño-related outbreak is now responsible for at least 431 illnesses and 57 hospitalizations in more than two dozen states.
Bill Marler’s business is booming — and that’s not great for the rest of us. Marler is a food safety lawyer, defending people who’ve been sickened by foodborne illness. He has been doing this for 33 years, with such high-profile wins that he’s become a towering figure in the food safety world. This year, he’s
For a while it seemed like the diarrhea-inducing parasite cyclospora was everywhere. Confirmed and suspected cases number more than 22,000 across 15 states, with 517 people requiring hospitalization. Two people in Michigan died. But now, with signs that the outbreak is slowing down, experts say lettuce is probably safe to eat again. The reason? Most
Parasitic illness cases in 15 states have been linked to iceberg lettuce, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Cyclospora cases have been reported in at least 47 states this year, and investigators have continued to probe how many could be linked to a common contaminated source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the number of states tied
Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne illness caused by contaminated food or water containing the Cyclospora parasite. FDA officials have yet to discover the source of the outbreak that the CDC says has sickened more than 1,600 people this summer. wildpixel via Getty hide title toggle title wildpixel via Getty The source of the cyclospora The disease
Taylor Farms has expanded a voluntary recall of its iceberg lettuce products from central Mexico due to a possible link to the multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the United States. Products with the potential to be contaminated with the diarrhea-causing parasite were shipped to 27 states, including Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois and