Last big cyclospora outbreak was traced to guatemalan raspberries
date:Jul 22, 2013
pped exporting raspberries to the U.S.

U.S. and Canadian officials headed south to help Guatemala solve its cyclospora problem. The berry imports did not resume until 1999 under a new Model Plan of Excellence (MPE) program worked out by the Guatemalan government and growers.

In 1999, imported Guatemalan raspberries were cyclospora-free. But in 2000, FDA traced two outbreaks back to a single Guatemalan farm. Guatemalan raspberries have not been a problem since then.

In 1996, about 85 raspberry

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