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New CDC food safety guidance follows cyclosporiasis outbreak
By Sabrina Castro at WSB-TV (ABC) - News
· July 15, 2026
· 2 min read
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its food safety guidance, now recommending people wash all fresh fruits and vegetables before eating them.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]This includes produce labeled “prewashed.”The illness, called cyclosporias...
Key takeaway While more than 1,000 people have become ill across multiple states, DPH says it is not aware of any Georgia-specific outbreaks, clusters or links to the national outbreak at this time.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 15, 2026 ·
Source: WSB-TV (ABC) - News ·
Reading time: 2 min
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