Former FDA Commissioner on cyclospora outbreak: Need as much transparency as we can get

Summary

Dr. Robert Califf discusses the cyclospora outbreak, the challenges of testing and tracing, and the impact of public health funding cuts, while noting Panera Bread's 19% foot traffic decline.

• Panera Bread sees 19% year-on-year foot traffic decline amid the outbreak.
• Dr. Califf says cyclospora testing is difficult and equivocal results are common.
• Epidemiological tracing points to a single source despite unclear lab results.
• He stresses the need for adequate public health funding for food safety.
• He calls DOGE cuts an unmitigated disaster for public health.
• Host questions whether FDA lab suspensions affected the outbreak response.