Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) has publicly criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for terminating the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) FoodNet program, which tracked parasitic infections such as cyclospora. This decision, made last year, suspended surveillance efforts managed by the CDC alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
FoodNet’s termination has raised concerns about the ability to monitor and respond to outbreaks of foodborne illnesses effectively. Ossoff’s criticism highlights the potential public health implications of ending this tracking system, especially amid ongoing cyclospora outbreaks.
The CDC, Department of Agriculture, and FDA had jointly managed FoodNet to provide critical data on parasitic infections, aiding in outbreak detection and prevention strategies.
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