How Safe Is Our Food? A Top Food Safety Expert Shares Context and Tips to Use During the Cyclospora Outbreak

BECOME AN INSIDER — SUPPORT A FREE PRESS AND LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST AD-FREEThe number of states reporting people sick from the parasite cyclospora has risen to 41. Many questions remain about:The source of the outbreak.Why cyclospora presents such a challenge to track as a foodborne illness.What proper precautions every family should apply to keep its food as parasite-free as possible!Food safety expert Gretchen Wall, senior director of food safety at the leading consulting group Food Safety Strategy, provides clarity and context about what makes this outbreak particularly unusual and explains what it tells us about the current state of food safety in America overall.00:14 Meet Food Safety Expert Gretchen Wall01:18 Why Cyclospora Is Unique02:16 Life Cycle And Transmission03:52 Why This Year Is Bigger04:45 Tracing The Source06:15 How Contamination Spreads08:08 Taco Bell Confusion08:56 Testing Limits Explained10:19 Cooking Versus Fresh Risk12:08 Washing Produce Advice14:13 Do Home Washes Work14:40 Should You Still Eat Produce16:30 Food Safety In America18:19 Media Focus And PreventionSHOP OUR NEW AMERICA250 GEAR!