On October 2, 2026, FDA closed its investigation of the Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico. The final count is 12,883 illnesses in 21 states, 570 hospitalizations and two deaths, with the last illness beginning on
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On Friday, Dr. Donna Garren, who directs the Office of Produce Safety at FDA, sent her stakeholder list a short email with four FDA links on this summer’s Cyclospora outbreaks, and asked readers
The CDC announced today that the multistate Salmonella Javiana outbreak linked to jalapeño peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico, distributed by Coast Citrus Distributors, is over, and the FDA has closed its investigation. The final count is 488 sick people in 34
Two weeks after recalling two lots, Gias Foods, Inc. of New York, NY has expanded its recall to all lot codes of bettergoods Authentic Italian Lemon Alfredo Fettuccine because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The frozen pasta was
FDA’s CORE outbreak table, updated September 30, 2026, still lists five Cyclospora investigations as “Active,” even though every one of the outbreaks themselves is now marked “Ended.” Together they account for at least 13,196 confirmed illnesses. Only one has a named
For the second time in two and a half years, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard A. Ball is warning consumers in Oneida County and the surrounding area not to drink unpasteurized raw milk from Big
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is warning consumers that Starfish Seafood Cold Smoked Seafood Trio – Salmon, Halibut, Trout, distributed by Krasnyi Oktyabr USA Inc. of Brooklyn, New York, is being recalled because it may be
CDC updated its outbreak page on October 1. Seventy-six people in sixteen states are infected with one of three strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (O26:H11, O103:H25 and O168:H8) or with Salmonella Agona, traced to alfalfa sprouts grown from a single lot of
First, a tip of the hat. Helena Bottemiller Evich of Food Fix sent this my way, and if you are not reading Helena on food policy, you should be. The document is an 84-page memo to House Democratic Leader Hakeem
