Washington, July 17 -- Congressman Greg Stanton issued the following news release:
U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers about the nationwide Cyclospora outbreak-warning that HHS's rollback of foodborne disease surveillance and reduced coordination with state and local health departments have undermined the nation's ability to quickly detect and respond to multistate outbreaks.
In the letter, Stanton questions a July 2025 HHS decision which cut FoodNet's required surveillance list of pathogens from eight down to just two, making active surveillance for Cyclospora optional. FoodNet, established in 1995, is a partnership between the Cent...