US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years
16 août 2026 à 07:00
Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028
Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness – a regulation experts said could have stopped the US’s largest cyclosporiasis outbreak much sooner.
The only problem? The rule has been delayed – for 15 years, including most recently amid lobbying in 2025.
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© Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

© Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images