FDA official insists ‘U.S. food supply is safe’ as cyclosporiasis cases hit 11,000
Summary
An FDA official said the U.S. food supply is safe even though more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported. Cyclosporiasis is an illness caused by a parasite that can spread through contaminated food or water.Key Facts
- The number of cyclosporiasis cases in the U.S. has reached 11,000.
- Cyclosporiasis is caused by a parasite called Cyclospora.
- The illness spreads mainly through eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water.
- The FDA’s acting deputy commissioner for food, Donald Prater, spoke at a food safety meeting.
- Prater emphasized that the U.S. food supply remains safe despite the outbreak.
- The statement was made during the International Association for Food Protection’s annual meeting.
- The FDA monitors food safety to prevent and control outbreaks like this one.
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