Cyclospora Outbreaks Expose Systemic Weaknesses in US Food Safety

Recurring Cyclospora contamination incidents have exposed structural flaws in America's food safety regulations, with experts warning that proposed government efficiency cuts could worsen oversight failures. The crisis underscores urgent needs for regulatory modernization.

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Cyclospora outbreaks expose a U.S. food safety system that’s been crumbling for decades—and Musk’s DOGE cuts are ‘only going to make that worse’

“None of this is efficiency,” one food safety expert said of DOGE’s government personnel and research cuts. "This is all whatever the opposite of efficiency is.”

By Sasha Rogelberg

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Cyclospora Outbreaks Expose Systemic Weaknesses in US Food Safety

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Cyclospora outbreaks expose a U.S. food safety system that’s been crumbling for decades—and Musk’s DOGE cuts are ‘only going to make that worse’

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