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
Members of Congress want answers from the USDA about that agency ending cyclospora research, in light of the huge outbreaks of that pathogen this summer. U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Steny Hoyer (MD-05), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04) along with U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), … Read more
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
The iceberg lettuce cyclospora outbreak has ended with 12,883 people sick in 21 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Five hundred seventy people have been hospitalized because they were so sick. And two people who lived in Michigan died. The case count by state is: Georgia (3), North Carolina (3), … Read more
Three more states have been added to the Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce Cyclospora outbreak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The total case count is now 11,458 illnesses reported from 20 states. That is an increase of 555 more patients since the last update was issued on August 20, 2026. This … Read more
The 48 state Cyclospora outbreak has grown to include 29,024 lab confirmed and possible cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For comparison, last year there were 1,180 cases reported nationwide. These numbers do include the patients in the 17 state outbreak linked to recalled Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce. … Read more
The 17 state cyclospora outbreak has grown to include 10,930 people sick with 454 hospitalized and two deaths, according to the CDC. Most of these people got sick before Taylor Farms de Mexico recalled its iceberg lettuce grown in Mexico; much of that lettuce was served at Taco Bell restaurants. That is an increase of … Read more
The multistate cyclospora outbreak grows from 5 to 9 to 15 to 17 states, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Those states are Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. The new states are Maine and Massachusetts. … Read more
The nationwide cyclospora outbreak sickens 27,557 people in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That number is accurate as of August 17, 2026. There are 15,716 confirmed cases and 11,841 possible cases. For comparison, last year between May 1 and August 31, … Read more
We all know about the link between the huge cyclospora outbreak in 15 states, Taco Bell, and recalled Taylor Farms cyclospora lettuce, as well as the nationwide outbreak, which has sickened at least 20,000 people. The company released a recall on July 17, 2026 that mentioned the Walmart brand, then other foodservice establishments. What wasn’t … Read more