As of 2026-07-27, a CBS News poll found that 40% of Americans reported buying or eating less produce due to the cyclospora outbreak. Nearly half of respondents expressed little or no confidence in produce safety, with cyclospora parasite news coverage tracking almost as high as coverage of the Iran conflict.
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Nearly as many Americans are following news about the cyclospora parasite as they are the conflict with Iran.
Amid the outbreak of cyclospora, a CBS News poll finds 40% of Americans say they are buying or eating less produce. Nearly half of those polled say they have little or no confidence in the FDA to deal with the outbreak. Carter Evans reports.