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Taylor Farms changed the way Americans eat fresh produce by offering pre-packaged salads and by supplying to major fast food chains. Now, after a cyclosporiasis outbreak, the company is again changing how America eats. @tpolansek explains

🔊'Consumers are still nervous about buying and eating fresh produce.' @tpolansek on how  cyclosporiasis is impacting farmers, even in locations where there hasn't been an outbreak. Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast

#Luxembourg# based all-cargo carrier @Cargolux_Intl transported more than 2.4m tonnes of fresh produce in 2017, up 3.3% compared to 2016 as demand for fruits and vegetables by air freight booms

Africa’s economic history has left policymakers with an ambivalent view of agricultural exports. But in recent years Africa’s agribusinesses have responded to rising global incomes—and demand for fresh produce

Another major grocer is stepping up to help lower food prices for American families. @meijer is lowering prices on more than 1,000 grocery and household items, from fresh meat like ground beef to fresh produce and other everyday essentials. With fresh food purchases increasing 7.5% in just the first year of the Trump Administration, it’s more important than ever to ensure fresh food is affordable for American consumers. Thank you, Meijer, for answering the call to help lower food prices for American consumers. GRATEFUL! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

BREAKING: GLP-1s ARE CHANGING WHAT PEOPLE BUY AT THE GROCERY STORE. New McKinsey data shows that just 6 months after starting a GLP-1, spending shifted significantly: ↓ 11.5% chips + savory snacks ↓ 8.5% sweet bakery items ↓ 7.0% cookies ↓ 6.8% soft drinks Meanwhile: ↑ 1.0% meat snacks ↑ 1.5% fresh produce ↑ 2.5% yogurt And this may only be the beginning. Roughly 60% of consumers say they actively seek protein, fiber, and nutrient-dense foods. Read the report here:

The massive foodborne illness outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce is still growing. The FDA says cyclosporiasis has now sickened 11,458 people across 20 states, with hundreds hospitalized and two deaths reported. Georgia, Tennessee and Texas are the latest states added. Officials traced the outbreak to contaminated iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico to Taco Bell restaurants. It’s now one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in recent U.S. history and is changing how some Americans shop for fresh produce.

🤣 LMAO! HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just revealed this about President Trump's diet: "When you get on his airplane, it's just boxes and boxes of McDonald's." 🔥 "President Trump actually eats really good food — MOST of the time. But when he's traveling, he likes to eat food from national chains because he's scared of getting food poisoning." "If he buys from a little local place, he's scared that it'll have some contaminant in it." "BUT when he's at Mar-a-Lago, or when he's at the White House, that's the best food. It's all fresh produce. It's a lot of his locally sourced, so he's eating good food most of the time." 💯 Q: Do you ever whisper to him, hey, I'm trying to fix things, this isn't helping? RFK: "No, I'm not a scold!" 🤣 📽️ @johnbcrist

A foodborne outbreak spreading across the country right now is worth every doctor's attention — and yours. The CDC just issued a formal Health Alert. A parasite called Cyclospora has exploded across 34 states. As of July 13, over 6,700 confirmed or probable cases have been reported nationally in 2026 — compared to about 2,700 in all of last year. The CDC has confirmed 1,645 domestically acquired cases since May 1, with over 5,100 more awaiting analysis. That's running more than 6 times ahead of this time last year. 141 hospitalized. Zero deaths. But the misery is real, and it lasts. Here's what you need to know, because this one is genuinely miserable and often missed. Cyclosporiasis is caused by a microscopic parasite you swallow on contaminated fresh produce — historically leafy greens, herbs like cilantro and basil, and berries. It spreads through the fecal-oral route: produce contaminated with human waste somewhere in the supply chain. It does NOT spread person to person, so you can't catch it from a sick family member. The symptoms: profuse, watery, sometimes "explosive" diarrhea that can last weeks if untreated. Plus cramping, nausea, bloating, loss of appetite, fatigue, and dramatic weight loss. Symptoms usually start about a week after exposure and can come in waves — you feel better, then relapse. That relapsing pattern is a classic clue. Now the part I most want you to hear, because it's where people get missed: Standard stool tests do NOT reliably detect Cyclospora. A routine "ova and parasites" panel can miss it entirely. Your doctor has to specifically order Cyclospora testing. So if you've had watery diarrhea for more than a few days — especially if it's dragging on for a week or waxing and waning — tell your doctor directly: "Could this be Cyclospora? Please test for it specifically." The CDC is actively urging clinicians to order that test right now. It's treatable. The standard treatment is an antibiotic combination — trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. People with sulfa allergies need an alternative, so that conversation matters. Untreated, it can drag on for weeks. Treated, it usually resolves. The current investigation: the CDC and FDA are tracking a multistate cluster of 400+ cases across Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky that likely share a common food source. Michigan has been hit hardest — thousands of cases against a typical background of a few dozen a year. Leafy greens and salad mix are under scrutiny, but no single source has been officially confirmed yet, and there's no formal recall. Prevention — and here's the sobering part: Wash all fresh produce thoroughly under running water, rubbing the surfaces. It helps, but be honest with yourself: Cyclospora oocysts are tough, and washing does NOT reliably remove them. Hand sanitizer does nothing to it. Cooking DOES kill it — heat is your most reliable defense. During an active outbreak, if you're in a hotspot state, cooking your vegetables is far safer than eating them raw. So: wash everything, cook when you can, and if you get prolonged or relapsing watery diarrhea, see a doctor and ask specifically for Cyclospora testing. This isn't a reason to panic. No one has died, and it's curable. It's a reason to be informed — to wash and cook your produce, and to know the one word that gets you the right test if you fall ill. Sometimes the most important medicine isn't a breakthrough. It's knowing what to ask for before a two-week illness becomes a two-month one.