FDA works to trace source of foodborne illness in Florida
July 9, 2005
Jjkeller.com
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is, according to this story, initiating an investigation to determine the source of several clusters of a gastrointestinal illness known as cyclosporiasis that is associated with fresh basil that was served in Florida during mid-March through mid-April.
The Florida Department of Health was cited as asking FDA on June 2, 2005, to begin a traceback after results of an epidemiological investigation implicated fresh basil as the source of illness in Florida. The Florida Department of Health has 293 laboratory-confirmed cases in 32 Florida counties during March and April of this year. The outbreak includes several clusters and a large number of sporadic cases.
