Health Expert Blasts FDA for ‘Catastrophic’ Food Poisoning Response

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A former food safety commissioner in President Donald Trump’s first administration has demanded an independent review of the federal government’s disturbing response to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has sickened thousands of people.

“It’s starting to approach a catastrophic level in terms of how mismanaged it’s been on multiple fronts,” Frank Yiannas, who was also a deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration during President Joe Biden’s administration, https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/24/cyclospora-outbreak-approaching-catastrophic-fda-01011946" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/24/cyclospora-outbreak-approaching-catastrophic-fda-01011946">told Politico.

He blasted the lack of “strong federal leadership” in the current crisis, and mounting consumer confusion amid mixed messages from officials.

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