Former FDA Official Warns US Cyclospora Response Near Catastrophic

Former FDA deputy commissioner Frank Yiannas says the U.S. response to the cyclospora outbreak linked to raw produce has been mismanaged and chaotic, calling for an independent review as public confusion grows. The outbreak has sickened more than 4,000 people across nine states, with the FDA briefly linking lettuce from Taylor Farms to the spread before backtracking; Taylor Farms recalls its lettuce, while the FDA maintains evidence of a link and expands the investigation to about 7,400 potential cases.