OCTOBER 9, 2026POSTSCOMMENTS

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FDA Finds Cyclospora on Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce Farm

FDA Finds Cyclospora on Taylor Farms Iceberg Lettuce Farm

The FDA finds cyclospora on Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce farm in central Mexico. The outbreak is over, as is the investigation into the outbreak. The agency is continuing post-outbreak response activities. Traceback identified several farms and a processing facility in Mexico that provided the recalled lettuce distributed by Taylor Fresh Foods. Onsite inspections were conducted … Read more

FDA Core Outbreak Table Has 17 Investigations; Six Have Ended

FDA Core Outbreak Table Has 17 Investigations; Five Have Ended

The FDA Core Outbreak Table has seventeen investigations listed; six of them have ended. There is one new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak that is unsolved. The new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least 11 people. The FDA has initiated traceback. The E. coli O26:H11 outbreak linked to Sierra Nevada Graziers raw milk cheese is unchanged. … Read more

Salmonella Jalapeño Outbreak Ends With 488 Sick in 34 States

Salmonella Jalapeño Outbreak Ends With 488 Sick in 34 States

The Salmonella jalapeño outbreak has ended with 488 people sick in 34 states with 65 hospitalized, according to the CDC. That is an increase of two more states, 57 more patients, and eight more hospitalizations since the last update. There were many recalls of jalapeño peppers and products made with them. The new states are … Read more

Everything Sprouts Outbreak Sickens 76 in 16 States

Everything Sprouts Outbreak Sickens 76 in 16 States

The Everything Sprouts outbreak has now sickened at least 76 people in 16 states, according to the CDC. There are three pathogens making people sick in this outbreak: E. coli O26:H11, E. coli O103:H25, and E. coli O168:H8 along with Salmonella Agona. That is an increase of 21 more patients and one more state since the last update … Read more

Sierra Nevada Graziers Raw Milk Cheese E. coli Outbreak Sickens 13

Sierra Nevada Graziers Raw Milk Cheese E. coli Outbreak Sickens 13

A Sierra Nevada Graziers raw milk cheese E. coli outbreak has sickened at least 13 people in nine states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than half of the people in this outbreak are children ages five and younger. The case count by state is: California (3), Colorado (1), Georgia … Read more

Evergreen Fresh Broccoli Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak Grows

Evergreen Fresh Broccoli Sprouts Salmonella Outbreak Grows

The Evergreen Fresh broccoli sprouts Salmonella outbreak has grown to include 32 people in six states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That is an increase of 10 more patients and two more states since the initial announcement of the outbreak on September 9, 2026. The case count by state is: … Read more

Woods Hill Table Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 10 in Massachusetts

Woods Hill Table Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 10 in Massachusetts

A Woods Hill Table Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 10 people in Concord, Massachusetts, according to news reports. There is no information about this outbreak on the Massachusetts or county health department web sites. The restaurant closed its doors for six days, from September 16 to September 22, 2026. Public Health Director Melanie Dineen … Read more

Black Clams Hepatitis A Outbreak Sickens 37 With 30 Hospitalized

Black Clams Hepatitis A Outbreak Sickens 37 With 30 Hospitalized

A black clams Hepatitis A outbreak has potentially sickened at least 37 people in four states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Thirty of those patients have been hospitalized. The FDA issued a safety alert about this product in May 2026. And New York reported illnesses from these clams in May … Read more

GreenWise Blueberries E. coli O145 Outbreak Ends With 17 Sick

GreenWise Blueberries E. coli O145 Outbreak Ends With 17 Sick

The GreenWise blueberries E.coli O145 outbreak has ended with 17 people sick in two states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This number has not changed since the last update was issued on September 3, 2026. Several recalls were issued during this outbreak. The berries were sold frozen. The case count … Read more

Cyclospora Outbreak Sickens 19,883 With 1,064 Hospitalized

Congress Wants Answers on USDA Ending Cyclospora Research

The national cyclospora outbreak has sickened at least 19,883 people in the United States, with 1,064 hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Two people who lived in Michigan have died. Those are the cases that were diagnosed and reported from May 1 to August 31, 2026, which is the cyclospora … Read more