U.S. Food and Drug Administration

“The U.S. is currently grappling with 12 ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks, including four Salmonella strains, according to the FDA.”

“a Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- outbreak has sickened 30”

“a Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak, active since July 8, has 97 reported cases”

“This stemmed from first interviewing 191 out of the 345 people from 27 states who had been affected”

“Such interviews revealed that 95 percent had eaten at a Mexican-style restaurant like Chipotle Mexican Grill and QDOBA before their illnesses”

“This outbreak has already affected at least 98 people from 17 different states”

“The result has been at least 26 hospitalizations but fortunately no deaths reported”

“The sources haven’t been identified for nine of the ongoing foodborne illness outbreaks and two of the ongoing Salmonella outbreaks”

“tainted lettuce imported from Mexico was suspected to have sickened 400 people in the U.S. in 2013”

“The FDA decided that PHOs are no longer “generally recognized as safe” in 2015.”

“The FDA then stated that manufacturers had to stop adding PHOs to foods by June 18, 2018.”

“The FDA banned artificial trans fats in 2018.”

“The FDA requires nutrition labels to declare if trans fats are present in a food or drink product.”

“The FDA has now banned the inclusion of artificial trans fats in foods in the U.S.”