A Summer of Recalls Exposes Holes in the Nation’s Food Safety Net

As recalls mount, experts warn Trump hollowed out U.S. food safety system

Jalapenos, frozen berries, beef and alfalfa sprouts recalled this summer after the CDC’s parasite surveillance team shrank from 11 to 3.

A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net

Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts.

The Truth About American Food Safety

Have sprawling outbreaks become the norm? The phrase When it rains, it pours isn’t one you like to see applied to outbreaks of foodborne illness, yet here we are. The summer started with a diarrhea-causing parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis, which infested iceberg lettuce. Then came news of Shiga … Source