FDA official insists ‘U.S. food supply is safe’ as cyclosporiasis cases hit 11,000

Donald Prater, the FDA acting deputy commissioner for food, asserted that the U.S. food supply remains safe during the International Association for Food Protection’s annual meeting. This statement comes as the number of cyclosporiasis cases in the United States has reached record levels, totaling 11,000 infections. Despite the significant outbreak, top health regulators insist that consumers can continue to trust the safety of the food they are eating throughout the country at this time.