A large agricultural products lobbying group submitted a request to the US health department to adjust the way it publishes information on the parasite outbreak that has infected thousands of people. The reason is that consumer confidence has declined and sales of fruit and vegetable products have declined. According to an August 10 letter, the International Fresh Agricultural Products Association sent a letter to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration requesting the government to more accurately define which foods are at risk of consumption, while also urging the public to continue to eat fresh fruits and vegetables.

A large agricultural products lobbying group submitted a request to the US health department to adjust the way it publishes information on the parasite outbreak that has infected thousands of people. The reason is that consumer confidence has declined and sales of fruit and vegetable products have declined. According to an August 10 letter, the International Fresh Agricultural Products Association sent a letter to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration requesting the government to more accurately define which foods are at risk of consumption, while also urging the public to continue to eat fresh fruits and vegetables.