A multistate parasitic illness outbreak linked to contaminated Mexican lettuce has expanded dramatically following RFK Jr.'s cuts to federal food safety oversight.
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“RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting.”— rbreich.bsky.social, Bluesky user · Bluesky
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