Cyclospora Outbreak Tied to Recalled Lettuce Adds Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas as Confirmed Illnesses Reach 11,458

Trump imperils fight against deadly parasite as thousands of Americans grow sick: report

The Trump administration is actively making it harder for the federal government to fight a deadly foodborne parasite that has left Americans terrified of lettuce, according to a new report.The Agriculture department is shuttering two of three projects to study cyclospora even as 17,000 Americans have been sickened this summer, Politico reported Sunday. The third project is being moved to Iowa — despite scientists refusing to relocate.Barbara Ko…

Cyclospora Outbreak Tied to Recalled Lettuce Adds Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas as Confirmed Illnesses Reach 11,458

CDC added Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas to the Taylor Farms lettuce Cyclospora outbreak, now at 11,458 illnesses and 495 hospitalizations.

US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states

WASHINGTON — Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the U.S.

Is Lettuce Still Unsafe? Experts Weigh In After Cyclospora Warning Update

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to classify recalled iceberg lettuce linked to a nationwide cyclospora outbreak as a Class I recall, its most serious category, may leave many consumers wondering whether lettuce is still safe to put on the dinner table. The classification,…