Frank Yiannas, a former top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food safety official, calls for an independent review of the federal government’s response to a Cyclospora outbreak that has made thousands of Americans ill. Yiannas, who previously served as the FDA deputy commissioner for food policy under both the Trump and Biden administrations, criticizes how agencies have handled the situation. In interviews with Politico and discussed by The Guardian, he argues that the response should be examined independently to determine what went wrong and how public health efforts can be improved. The outbreak involves Cyclospora, a parasite that can spread through contaminated produce, leading to symptoms including explosive diarrhea. Yiannas characterizes the administration’s management of the outbreak in strongly negative terms, while also emphasizing the need for a formal review rather than relying on existing internal assessments. The calls highlight growing scrutiny of how federal agencies detect, communicate, and respond to foodborne outbreaks and aim to reduce harm to the public.
Former FDA food safety official calls for independent review of Cyclospora outbreak response
Frank Yiannas, a former top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food safety official, calls for an independent review of the federal government’s response to a Cyclospora outbreak that has made thousan...
- Frank Yiannas, a former FDA deputy commissioner for food policy, calls for an independent review of the federal response to the Cyclospora outbreak.
- Yiannas says Cyclospora illness has affected thousands of people in the United States.
- The outbreak is linked to contaminated produce and causes symptoms such as severe diarrhea.
- Yiannas served in the FDA under both the Trump and Biden administrations.
- Yiannas argues that the government’s handling should be assessed through an independent process.
Frank Yiannas, formerly of the FDA, calls for an independent review of federal response to illness causing explosive diarrheaDonald Trump’s former top food safety official has accused the administration of a near “catastrophic” mismanagement of the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened thousands of people in the US.There should be an independent review of the federal government’s response to the rash of illnesses caused by the spread of a parasite found on raw produce, according to Frank Yiannas, who was deputy commissioner for food policy at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) across the presidencies of both Trump and Joe Biden from 2018 to 2023. Continue reading...
2 hours agoFormer Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner Frank Yiannas, who served under both President Trump and former President Biden, criticized the federal government’s handling of a Cyclospora outbreak that has impacted thousands of Americans. In an interview with Politico, Yiannas called for an independent review of the government’s response to this outbreak and cited...
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