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UPDATE: After an initial decline to issue a recall, the company announced a recall. See https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2026/08/sprout-company-recalls-products-linked-to-15-state-outbreak/ for details.
President Trump is expected to nominate Dr. Heidi Overton to head the Food and Drug Administration, according to a source close to the story.
Overton is currently Deputy Director of
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Referencing the current Cyclospora outbreak, the Safe Food Coalition has asked Congress the take the produce traceability rule off the back burner so companies like Taylor Farms will be forced
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