2026 outbreaks

USDA issues alert for products containing jalapeños in connection with outbreak

Many of the products are Taylor Farms brand

By Coral Beach

/ 8 Aug 2026

USDA issues alert for products containing jalapeños in connection with outbreak

Taylor Farms says it's not responsible for Cyclospora outbreak

In 2013 U.S. health authorities linked a Cyclospora outbreak to Taylor Farms, tracing it back to the same central Mexico facility implicated in this year’s outbreak.

By Coral Beach

/ 7 Aug 2026

Four hepatitis A infections linked to deli in Malta

Public health authorities in Malta are investigating four cases of hepatitis A associated with a food establishment. People who ate at Deli and Co in Ħal Qormi, between June 17

By News Desk

/ 7 Aug 2026

Four hepatitis A infections linked to deli in Malta

More than 6,000 patients identified in Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce

The outbreak spans 15 states: Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Missouri Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

By Coral Beach

/ 6 Aug 2026

More than 6,000 patients identified in Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce

Salmonella outbreak caused by imported jalapeño peppers has sickened hundreds

The importer received the peppers from a single grower in Mexico. The implicated peppers have been recalled.

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Aug 2026

Salmonella outbreak caused by imported jalapeño peppers has sickened hundreds

15 states now implicated in Cyclospora outbreak

The patient count for the Cyclospora outbreak in those states stands at 21,393 cases.

By Coral Beach

/ 5 Aug 2026

15 states now implicated in Cyclospora outbreak

Chipotle says its jalapenos are of interest in Salmonella outbreak investigation

State officials said the evidence gathered so far suggests the contaminated food item was also served at other Mexican-style restaurants.

By Coral Beach

/ 4 Aug 2026

Chipotle says its jalapenos are of interest in Salmonella outbreak investigation

Suspected food poisoning reported at festival

Reports of food poisoning linked to a food truck are being investigated at a music festival in England. Several people said on social media that they fell ill after eating

By News Desk

/ 4 Aug 2026

Suspected food poisoning reported at festival

First deaths in Cyclospora outbreak reported by Michigan

As of Aug. 3 the state is reporting 11,234 patients.

By Coral Beach

/ 3 Aug 2026

First deaths in Cyclospora outbreak reported by Michigan

Polls Taken as Cyclospora Cases Passed 20,000 Show U.S. Food Safety Confidence at Record Lows. European, British and Canadian Measures Are Flat or Rising.

As of July 31, the states' own published counts totaled more than 21,000 cases across all fifty states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 1,947 outbreak-associated cases and 98 hospitalizations in nine states.

By News Desk

/ 1 Aug 2026

Polls Taken as Cyclospora Cases Passed 20,000 Show U.S. Food Safety Confidence at Record Lows. European, British and Canadian Measures Are Flat or Rising.

Publisher's Platform: The Fifty-State Cyclospora count is 20,927 this morning. The President has said one thing about it. The Secretary says it is under control. Here is what they should have said instead.

Ohio released new numbers today — 4,013 cases in 80 counties, up from 2,576 a week ago. Add the states up, one by one, all fifty of them, and the floor under this outbreak this morning is 20,927 people.

By Bill Marler

/ 31 Jul 2026

Publisher's Platform: The Fifty-State Cyclospora count is 20,927 this morning. The President has said one thing about it. The Secretary says it is under control. Here is what they should have said instead.

Patient counts in Cyclospora outbreak continue to increase

“We may well be on a downslope,” said Craig Hedberg, PhD, professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health,.

By Coral Beach

/ 31 Jul 2026

Patient counts in Cyclospora outbreak continue to increase

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USDA issues alert for products containing jalapeños in connection with outbreak

Four hepatitis A infections linked to deli in Malta

More than 6,000 patients identified in Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms lettuce

15 states now implicated in Cyclospora outbreak

Chipotle says its jalapenos are of interest in Salmonella outbreak investigation

Suspected food poisoning reported at festival

First deaths in Cyclospora outbreak reported by Michigan

Polls Taken as Cyclospora Cases Passed 20,000 Show U.S. Food Safety Confidence at Record Lows. European, British and Canadian Measures Are Flat or Rising.

Publisher's Platform: The Fifty-State Cyclospora count is 20,927 this morning. The President has said one thing about it. The Secretary says it is under control. Here is what they should have said instead.

Patient counts in Cyclospora outbreak continue to increase

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