Cyclospora Outbreak Cuts Produce Buying for 4 in 10 Americans as FDA Confidence Splits
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 26
Cyclospora Outbreak Cuts Produce Buying for 4 in 10 Americans as FDA Confidence Splits
2 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 26
Summary
Four in 10 Americans say they are buying or eating less produce because of the cyclospora outbreak, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey of 2,193 U.S. adults conducted July 22-24.
News of the outbreak is drawing unusually broad attention—nearly as much as the conflict with Iran—and people following it very closely are especially likely to have reduced produce consumption.
Women are somewhat more likely than men to cut back on produce, and older Americans more likely than younger people.
Confidence in the FDA is mixed: more respondents are confident than not, but few say they have "a lot" of confidence, with Republicans expressing more trust than Democrats.