Dossier
U.S. food safety
Coverage of U.S. food safety in the Nexus archive.
- Cyclospora, salmonella cases raise food safety concerns
Cyclosporiasis cases are surging, and a salmonella outbreak affecting 17 states has raised public concerns about U.S. food safety. William Brangham discussed these issues with Caitlin Rivers, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University.
- RFK Jr. says cyclosporiasis is "under control," denies that cutbacks have hurt food safety
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated that the cyclosporiasis outbreak is under control and denied that reductions in monitoring activities have compromised U.S. food safety. This is his first public comment on the issue.