The FDA is still hunting for the source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak after earlier test results proved to be a false positive. Dr. David Acheson, who has more than 40 years of medical and food safety experience, joins CBS News to discuss the issue. Source link
FDA says lettuce still likely source of cyclospora outbreak despite false positive test – CBS News Watch CBS News The FDA said signs still point to Taylor Farms shredded iceberg lettuce as the likely culprit of the cyclospora outbreak despite an earlier test on a sample that was a false positive. CBS News’ Carter Evans … Read more
Epidemiologist Ben Miller joins “The Daily Report” to explain how the FDA’s testing of a sample of Taylor Farms’ lettuce could have resulted in a false positive for cyclospora, as the FDA said it did on Sunday. The FDA said Monday that its investigation and data “continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor … Read more
FDA says it’s still investigating Taylor Farms for cyclospora after false positive – CBS News Watch CBS News The FDA says Taylor Farms lettuce is still the focus of their ongoing cyclospora investigation, despite a false positive test announced Sunday. Carter Evans reports. Source link
The FDA says a sample of Taylor Farms shredded iceberg lettuce that it initially reported positive for the parasite cyclospora was a false positive. The outbreak has sickened more than 1,600 people across five states. Ian Lee reports. Source link
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A sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms that had tested positive for cyclospora was a false positive, the Food and Drug Administration said Sunday. “Due to the complexity in detection of Cyclospora, FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a … Read more
A sample of lettuce from a supplier that has recalled products as a result of a multi-state cyclospora outbreak produced a false positive result for the parasite, federal officials said Sunday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The false positive was discovered when the U.S. Food … Read more
NEW YORK — A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in a New York City neighborhood now counts 60 cases, but new diagnoses are slowing, health officials said Tuesday. They reported progress on inspections for the disease-causing bacteria — finding traces in dozens of buildings including the famed Metropolitan Museum of Art — but still haven’t pinpointed a … Read more
A U.S. citizen working for a humanitarian organization in Congo has tested positive for the Ebola virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday, as the Central African country struggles to contain the swelling outbreak. The CDC said it was working with the person’s employer, U.S. agencies, the public health authorities … Read more