US Law to Investigate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Delayed for 15 Years

A US law designed to help federal agencies investigate foodborne illness outbreaks, which experts say could have prevented recent incidents, has been delayed for 15 years and is now set to go into effect in 2028.

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The GuardianMostly Factual17d ago

US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years

Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028 Congress passed a law to help federal agencies investigate outbreaks of foodborne illness – a regulation experts said could have stopped the US’s largest cyclosporiasis outbreak much sooner. The only problem? The rule has been delayed – for 15 years, including most recently amid lobbying in 2025. Continue reading...

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US Law to Investigate Foodborne Illness Outbreaks Delayed for 15 Years

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