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What do 15,000 Illnesses Cost? The Economics of the 2026 Foodborne Illness Season . . .
By Kit Redwine
The 2026 foodborne illness season produced the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in U.S. history, a multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to imported…
FDA and CDC Conclude Investigation into Multistate Listeria Outbreak Linked to Soft Cheeses; 1 Dead and 15 Sickened
By Kit Redwine
Federal health authorities have concluded an investigation into a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections linked to contaminated soft cheeses, including requesón…
55 Sickened as FDA and CDC Investigate Multistate E. Coli and Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Alfalfa Sprouts
By Kit Redwine
Federal health authorities are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) and Salmonella infections linked to alfalfa sprouts distributed by Everything Sprouts,…
A national Salmonella Javiana outbreak that federal regulators first disclosed in late July 2026 has doubled in a single week,…
DETROIT, Michigan — What began as an unusual cluster of stomach illness in southeast Michigan this summer has become the…
DETROIT, Michigan — July 23, 2026 — With as many as 12,000 laboratory confirmed and pending victims sickened in the…
Foodborne illness investigations often focus public attention on a single restaurant, manufacturer, or food product. While identifying the immediate source…
One of the largest cyclospora outbreaks in U.S. history has finally been traced to a source: shredded iceberg lettuce grown…
The summer of 2026 has brought a familiar but no less urgent challenge to public health officials across the United…
When most people think about foodborne illness outbreaks, they picture restaurants, grocery store recalls, or contaminated products shipped across the…