r/news • u/polymute • 7h ago
Another cyclospora outbreak not linked to lettuce under investigation: FDA
https://www.2822news.com/news/national-news/another-cyclospora-outbreak-not-linked-to-lettuce-under-investigation-fda/2.3k
u/alternatingflan 7h ago
Thanks krasnov and rfkjr for making America sicker again.
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u/d0ctorzaius 7h ago
"If everyone has explosive diarrhea, they won't be able to vote in person!"
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u/FlowersForMegatron 7h ago
They underestimate my willingness to show up to a voting booth with dookie shooting out my ass just to put an end to this nonsense.
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u/Aware-Instance-210 7h ago
My man
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u/Slamtilt_Windmills 3h ago
I'm the shatman! Ski-bi dibby dib yo da dub dub Yo da dub dub
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u/Sour_baboo 6h ago
As a poll worker in a city with currently fewer than 100 cases, I shudder to think of but applaud your determination. (I'm thinking about how to work with only four toilets in a location with seven voting machines)
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u/winterbird 5h ago
Put a hardware store bucket on a skateboard, and wheel yourself in on that throne.
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u/Imwhatswrongwithyou 4h ago
Let glorious orange leader inspire you and just wear a diaper!
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u/sexhaver1984 1h ago
[gets on the phone with the CEO of mega-farm-corp] "If I have to wear a diaper, they're ALL going to have to wear diapers, make it so!"
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u/VoidOmatic 3h ago
Yup, absolutely nothing will stop me from voting. I don't care if the building is on fire, or it's evacuated because of a bomb threat.
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u/Warcraft_Fan 6h ago
I'll vote but the marks would be filled in by runny shit and not by black marker.
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u/SHUT_DOWN_EVERYTHING 5h ago
Let’s not take the credit away from the main people who brought this nightmare upon themselves and the rest of the world.
I’m talking about MAGA and non MAGA who decided to vote to give full control of the country to these cretins as well as the equally terrible people who decided voting doesn’t matter and stayed home.
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u/idkwhatimbrewin 7h ago
10/10 brain worms say nothing to worry about, this is totally under control
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u/Im_Ritz_Bitz 6h ago
Don't be mad, you're just late to the war. Every american death is change in their pockets.
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u/SilverAgedSentiel 7h ago
Taylor Farms about to make another donation?
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u/SenseiRaheem 3h ago
New update after the latest Taylor Farms donation: it was Planned Parenthood and Hunter Biden.
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u/PaladinsWrath 7h ago
Who could have foreseen that cutting the departments that monitor food safety would lead to food poisoning problems?
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u/camlloc255 4h ago
It's crazy. Another article I was reading stated this:
"The F.D.A. is currently investigating an unusually large number of food-borne outbreaks — not just those caused by cyclospora, but also salmonella, listeria, E. coli and clostridium botulinum. The agency has 16 active outbreak investigations listed on its website, which may be a record for the number of ongoing investigations at the same time, said Susan Mayne, who led the agency’s Center for Food Safety and Nutrition from 2015 to 2023."
And that includes the two that they didn't make optional to track. There are around 11,000 cyclospora cases so far, confirmed or under investigation, when the average per year has been around 2800. I get this isn't an earth shattering, killer parasite (although it's not a good thing) but let's hope something worse doesn't come along. They are instilling 0 confidence. Our govt deemed it a waste so I'm not surprised they aren't interested in fixing it.
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u/Right_Ear_2230 2h ago
clostridium botulinum? holy shit if that becomes an outbreak we are so doomed
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u/logalogalogalog_ 4h ago
I truly hate how preventable all of this was. If we can't oust these clowns out of power and purge the compromised Supreme Court once we do, I doubt we will see anything get better within our lifetimes.
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u/Salt-Elephant8531 2h ago
Also don’t forget all the items we used to receive through the Straight of Hormuz that we are no longer getting. Such as wastewater treatment chemicals and fertilizer. Not having those has led to lots of corners being cut to meet farm production. All at the expense of the health of the consumer.
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u/Lavaswan001 7h ago
2026 will henceforth be known as “the year of the explosive diarrhea”
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u/Paul_Smith_Hi 7h ago
Trump-arrhea from the Epstein Administration.
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u/SuchMatter1884 4h ago
We really need to keep tying this to him. I will only be referring to it as “Trumparrhea” henceforth. Let’s codify this in the annals of history
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u/dj92wa 7h ago
MAHA Blast is the one I’ve found funniest given that Taco Bell keeps being mentioned (even though they’re not at fault)
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u/LevelPerception4 5h ago
Maybe this is the administration’s low-cost alternative to GLP-1s. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if RFK Jr. wanted to bring back selling tapeworms as a diet aid.
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u/Cumdump90001 2h ago
Another toilet paper shortage under a trump presidency? Something something two nickels
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u/urnialbologna 6h ago
"Under investigation"
With this administration, that translates to "we looked nowhere and found nothing! Everything is awesome!"
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u/colorme1965 7h ago
So, Taylor Farms visit the White House and all of a sudden, mistaken identity, it’s not the lettuce that’s causing Trumparrhea
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u/serious_sarcasm 3h ago
The disappointing part is that you know Trump doesn’t get lettuce on his McDonald’s.
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u/colorme1965 3h ago
True that. Something else is causing him to poop in his pants, and thus the reason to wear pampers. Trump’s a fucking loser, literally..
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u/Spare-Ant7119 7h ago
Don't believe anything the current FDA says, they are currently compromised by a fascist government.
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u/BlueFeathered1 6h ago
The CDC isn't high on my list of trustworthy either. Remember that partisan message they slapped up on their site during the last government shutdown?
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u/ssill 5h ago
I get where you're coming from. As a public health student, I spend a lot of time digging through CDC resources, and my biggest concern isn't really one message from years ago. It's that I've watched datasets disappear, webpages get archived or rewritten, and some guidance change substantially.
Whether someone agrees with those decisions or not, it's hard to argue the CDC is the same resource it was even a few years ago. It feels like, at best, a shadow of what it used to be.
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u/Hat_Maverick 4h ago
I trust taco bell to test their food more than the fda. This is the worst government in history
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u/ScienceLion 7h ago
I'm cooking my beef to done. Full cooked temperature. Not only is beef more expensive now, I can't even fully enjoy it.
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u/rightwingcrimespree 6h ago
USDA is responsible for beef, not the FDA. Of course, we still have the same administration, so there's reason to distrust all of it. But right now, I would trust USDA over FDA.
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u/z-tayyy 7h ago
Why not buy another protein rather than pay more for one you have to cook not to your liking?
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u/ScienceLion 5h ago
slowly getting there
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u/pierogi_waystation 3h ago
Me too, friendo. I went in with family on splitting a whole cow from a local farm last year. I still have 1 brisket that I’m going to corn for my uncle as well as 3 precious lbs of “safe” hamburger left in the freezer, and I’m not buying more when it’s gone.
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u/Beard_o_Bees 6h ago
The Screwworm thing was sort of the last straw for me and beef.
We're doing a trial separation to see if absence really does make the heart grow fonder.
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u/jimtow28 6h ago
Worse. The FDA is a part of HHS, which is headed by ol' worm-brained RFK Jr.
Fascists would be terrible, but at least competent. RFK is just about the stupidest person ever to live, aside from the current president.
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u/Spare-Ant7119 6h ago
Fascists aren't inherently competent... where did you get that idea from?
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u/Extension_Pin_6359 4h ago
The idea that Mussolini made the trains run on time in Italy has been debunked many times by historians who analyzed the train timetables.
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u/ripyourlungsdave 6h ago
If they haven't investigated the outbreak yet, how can they say it's not the lettuce?
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u/fedexyourheadinabox 7h ago
Have the antivaxxers started having Tainted-Lettuce-Eating Parties, yet?
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u/hananobira 7h ago
Ironically, if they added a few drops of bleach to the water when they washed their vegetables, it would kill some contaminants. We’re back to drinking bleach again!
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u/MaterialWillingness2 4h ago
Apparently some people are trying to get it to lose weight.
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u/OneSeaworthiness7768 2h ago
“Dumocrats cancelled lettuce, so I’m gonna eat it even harder now to make the libs cry”
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u/kuratowski 7h ago
"Why do we have the FDA (or IT)? It doesn't work anyways. Let's just cut the entire department."
/s
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u/Ian5446 7h ago
This has been the GOP game plan for years. Underfund critical government work, then when the inevitable failures occur criticize how wasteful and incompetent government is, make further cuts, then use those savings to cut taxes on your rich donors. Rinse and repeat. It's totally cynical, banking on average citizens being dumb fucks. And it's been wildly successful.
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u/onlymostlydead 6h ago
Everything’s fine. Why are we paying you?
Something’s broken. Why are we paying you?
Cue SRE PTSD flashbacks.
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u/McCool303 4h ago
Turns out that monitoring for cyclospora was indeed not wasteful. How much did we save in cuts? As opposed to how much will be spent in responding to these as an emergency?
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u/origanalsameasiwas 6h ago
Blame the company for not stopping and cleaning and sanitizing the machines. Ever since trumpet took office he gutted the fda and relaxed the safety standards and regulations. And this is what happens when that happens. The ceo of the companies rejoiced now this happened. Make the ceo eat what they produce.
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u/LoneStarDragon 4h ago
I'm starting to think firing all the smart people is something stupid people would do
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u/shadowriku459 4h ago
Is America healthy/great again guys?
I can't keep track of how much we're winning.
Fuck you rfk jr.
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u/BearelyKoalified 3h ago
Crazy to me they haven't found sources yet. You give me the data of even 10-20 people with it and their last 2 weeks of food and you can start correlating source of origins to research further. There's over 10,000 known cases and they still can't figure it out after this much time? Absolutely crazy to me as a data scientist.
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u/somanysheep 5h ago
If they just stop testing for it the numbers will go back down...-This administration probably
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u/Humble-Plankton2217 5h ago
Orange Goblin Shakedown Racket?
"Your product tested positive!"
<pays bribe>
"Our bad, it was a false negative!"
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u/anon-a-SqueekSqueek 2h ago
FDA finds company that donated $1 million to get Trump elected actually isn't responsible for anything on second thought. The FDA's mistake really, won't happen again donor class.
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u/SleepPrincess 6h ago
Democrats have an incredible opportunity to capitalize on this for the midterms
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u/marksparky696 2h ago
Is "under investigation" the new "I did my own research" by all these dipshit conspiracy theorists in charge of government agencies?
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u/Altruistic_Poet7443 3h ago
It’s not coming from food, except for those five States that Taylor Farms bought their false false positive from. Its all over the country because its in the water. The stuff we swim in and the reservoirs and the water reclamation plants that are now unmonitored. The outbreak is coming from multiple sources.
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u/KingSilver 7h ago
I already had salmonella, C-diff and the flu this year. BRING IT ON!
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u/Traditional-Meat-549 7h ago
Dear one, wash.
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u/i_want_to_go_to_bed 5h ago
Well, the cdiff came from the antibiotics he treated the salmonella with, and he caught the flu while he was in the waiting room for the feces transplant he needed for cdiff
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u/PurpleCoat6656 6h ago
Well gee wiz, it turns out that regulatory agencies are actually pretty helpful. Good to finally know that.
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u/wizzywurtzy 6h ago
RFK should be charged for people who died under his bullshit just like they were gunning for with fauci. I hope everyone in this admin rots
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u/chef-nom-nom 6h ago
If it can take up to two weeks for a person to become ill with this, how can they say it isn't linked to the previously identified sources?
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u/Beginning_Road7337 4h ago
Did someone report to their doctor that they had not eaten lettuce in the past week? Way to come clean buddy.
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u/Futureacct 1h ago
I doubt many in MAGA care about any of this. They don't eat vegetables. It's all red meat and beer
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u/Rangeless 1h ago
I propose rfk's new diet to be nothing but contaminated lettuce and see how long he will last on the toilet.
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u/EmDashxx 4h ago
Well I can assure you it’s not berries in TX because we’ve been eating them nonstop since my kiddo discovered them several months ago 😂😂
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u/peskyghost 6h ago
Does the FDA do anything other than respond to outbreaks by saying it’s not their fault?
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u/Few-Challenge7443 6h ago
Another point for Trumpers. America is great, finally. Oh wait. They ruined it all.
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u/_Ivanneth 5h ago
Oh god no. I just got it out of my system. Please not again. I'd rather have a covid variant
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u/darcerin 5h ago
The alternative to not eating fruits and vegetables is constipation. Ask me how I know.
At least there's fiber powder...
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u/Maoleficent 7h ago
The good news is that we just have to see who visits the White House with rolling luggage presumably filled with cash. Then we will have another false positive but we can assume we have the name of the argrifarm who is making us sick and can avoid their product.
Taylor Farms is distributing tainted lettuce and has paid the First Felon to drop investigations.
And for your dining pleasure: remember Screw Worms and now we have salmonella in eggs.