2026 Cyclospora Outbreak Becomes Largest U.S. Foodborne Illness Event Linked to Lettuce
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A 2026 multistate Cyclospora outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Fresh Farms has sickened over 9,400 people across 17 states as of Aug. 13, marking the largest Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history. The piece notes that one of the worst overall foodborne incidents was a 1994 salmonella outbreak linked to ice cream from a Minnesota factory, infecting an estimated 224,000 people. It also notes that about one in six Americans contract a foodborne illness annually, that norovirus is the most common pathogen, and that public health networks like PulseNet (created in 1996) help detect outbreaks, while policymakers push for new food-safety policies.
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