Dossier
foodborne illness outbreaks
Coverage of foodborne illness outbreaks in the Nexus archive.
- US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years
Congress passed a law designed to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness, a regulation experts stated could have prevented the US’s largest cyclosporiasis outbreak sooner. However, this rule has been severely delayed for 15 years. The delay continues amid lobbying efforts in 2025.