Untraced cyclosporiasis outbreaks are still on the rise - despite what Trump officials say

NewsWorldAmericasUntraced cyclosporiasis outbreaks are still on the rise - despite what Trump officials sayThe Trump administration maintains the U.S. food supply is safe, even though officials still don’t know what’s causing several outbreaksJulia Musto in New York Tuesday 18 August 2026 20:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3034980","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/fda-cyclosporiasis-outbreaks-trump-cyclospora-michigan-b3034980.html","title":"Untraced cyclosporiasis outbreaks are still rising - despite what Trump officials say"}}CloseCyclosporiasis outbreak updateThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlines","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClim...