Ex-FDA Deputy Urges Independent Review of Cyclospora Outbreak Response

Former FDA deputy commissioner Frank Yiannas is calling for an independent after-action review of the federal response to a record cyclospora outbreak, citing its scale, confusing messaging, and what he calls weak leadership; the controversy intensified after a false positive test briefly tied to Taylor Farms lettuce sparked public confusion, even as the CDC reports thousands of illnesses and investigators pursue multiple lettuce-related clusters.