Former top US food safety official says Trump’s handling of cyclospora is ‘catastrophic’

Per The Guardian, Frank Yiannas—the former FDA deputy commissioner for food policy—says the Trump administration's response to the cyclospora outbreak has been catastrophic. The parasite, found on raw produce, has sickened thousands of Americans. Yiannas, who served in the FDA across both Trump and Biden administrations from 2018 to 2023, is calling for an independent review of the federal government's handling of the outbreak.

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