Coverage dated July 23, 2026 to July 30, 2026

Cyclospora boosts fears that worse foodborne outbreaks are ahead

Headline from Omaha World-Herald, from the development of Jul 27, 2026

Newest development Jul 28, 2026 · 3 reportsFDA official insists 'U.S. food supply is safe' as cyclosporiasis cases hit 11,000

Food safety leaders across the U.S. are raising alarms about federal cuts they say have made it harder to detect and stop the spread of foodborne illnesses.

Omaha World-Herald's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Names this update

    Cyclospora boosts fears that worse foodborne outbreaks are ahead

    Headline from Omaha World-Herald ·

  2. Newest

    FDA official insists 'U.S. food supply is safe' as cyclosporiasis cases hit 11,000

    Headline from The Hill ·

5 reports not tied to one development ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Heightened scrutiny over food safety amid cyclospora outbreak (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The cyclospora outbreak linked to contaminated lettuce is having a big impact on wary consumers and businesses like Taco Bell as the number of confirmed cases rises. Carter Evans has more.

  2. STAT

    Opinion: I led the FDA’s food safety and nutrition center. Here’s what people are missing about the cyclospora outbreak (opens STAT)

    Published

    STAT's feed description

    “Consumers should not be faced with a trade-off between nutrition and food safety,” writes Susan Mayne, former director of the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

  3. Newsweek

    Cyclospora Outbreak Response Near 'Catastrophic' Level: Ex-FDA Official (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The criticism comes as federal health officials investigate multiple cyclospora outbreaks nationwide.

  4. CBS News

    Cyclospora boosts fears that deadlier foodborne outbreaks are ahead (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Cyclospora and salmonella outbreaks raise concerns about U.S. food safety (opens PBS NewsHour)

    Published

    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Public health concerns are widening as cyclosporiasis cases surge and a salmonella outbreak across 17 states has many Americans raising concerns about U.S. food safety. Back-to-back cases where people are getting sick from food have put many on edge.

  6. Omaha World-Herald

    Cyclospora boosts fears that worse foodborne outbreaks are ahead (opens Omaha World-Herald)

    Published

    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Food safety leaders across the U.S. are raising alarms about federal cuts they say have made it harder to detect and stop the spread of foodborne illnesses.

  7. The Guardian

    Cyclosporiasis cases show ‘vulnerabilities’ in US food safety system, experts say (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    US states and federal government tracking cases as outbreak comes amid cuts to public health funding An outbreak of cyclosporiasis highlights how US states and the federal government work together to track foodborne illnesses – and where they diverge.

  8. The Hill

    Cyclospora concerns raise questions about produce safety (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Health Care The Big Story Cyclospora concerns continue to dominate As federal health officials insist the U.S. food health supply is "safe" amid the ongoing cyclospora outbreak, concerns continue to sway American lawmakers and consumers alike.

  9. The Hill

    FDA official insists 'U.S. food supply is safe' as cyclosporiasis cases hit 11,000 (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official insisted on the security of the American food supply as the number of American cases of cyclosporiasis hit 11,000. “The U.S. food supply is safe,” the FDA’s acting deputy commissioner for food, Donald Prater, said Monday during the International Associat…

  10. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Cyclospora outbreak sickens 11,000; FDA insists food supply safe (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

    Published

    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    NEW ORLEANS >> Even as the number of cyclospora cases in the United States hit record levels, top health regulators insisted that consumers could still trust what they were eating.

  11. Axios

    Cyclospora exposes weak links in America's food safety system (opens Axios)

    Published

    Axios's feed description

    The nation's largest known cyclospora outbreak is straining Americans' trust in the food safety system — and could undermine the healthy-foods messaging from the Trump administration. Why it matters: It arrives as the administration urges Americans to eat more whole foods, even as health experts say…

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Cyclospora boosts fears that worse foodborne outbreaks are ahead | Since Then