date:Jul 05, 2019
This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a joint collaboration aimed at protecting consumers from Cyclospora cayetanensis, a parasite that has caused multistate outbreaks of foodborne illness in recent years.
Since the mid-1990s, the US has experienced Cyclospora outbreaks linked to imported fresh produce--basil, cilantro, mesclun, raspberries, and snow peas. However, July 2018 was the first time that domestically