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Vast produce supply chain complicates tracking cyclospora in Missouri

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By Meg Cunningham Verified
| St. Louis Post-Dispatch Verified
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Vast produce supply chain complicates tracking cyclospora in Missouri and Kansas Original

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By Meg Cunningham Verified
| Missouri Independent
10:00 News Story The same food supply chain that lets restaurants serve nearly identical produce in Missouri, Michigan or California can also make it remarkably difficult to figure out where contamination began when Americans get sick. As cyclospora cases climb across Missouri and Kansas, public health investigators are working backward through a supply chain that can stretch thousands of miles and cross international borders before fresh produce ever reaches our table.
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Vast produce supply chain complicates tracking cyclospora in Kansas and Missouri

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By Meg Cunningham Verified
| The Beacon Media Verified
Takeaways Missouri and Kansas investigators are working backward through a vast produce supply chain to identify the source of cyclospora illnesses in the region. Tracing contaminated produce requires long interview processes and weeks of coordination among local, state and federal health officials. Supporters of regional food systems say shorter supply chains could limit the reach of future outbreaks and simplify investigations.
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