- Federal officials, including Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claim the U.S. food supply is safe and the cyclosporiasis outbreak is contained.
- Despite official assurances, the U.S. is facing its largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in history, with nearly 25,000 cases reported across dozens of states.
- The primary source was linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce in Michigan, where nearly 14,000 cases and two deaths have been confirmed.
- Iceberg lettuce has been removed from store shelves and Taco Bell locations in Michigan, though officials acknowledge that lettuce does not explain every cluster of cases.
- Cases continue to rise in states such as Texas and Florida, while former FDA officials note that deaths from this parasitic illness are unprecedented.
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