While not risk-free, hydroponic lettuce might be a better bet than regular lettuce right now. Here’s why.

More than 10,000 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported across the United States this year, with the intestinal illness reaching nearly every state.

The FDA has long fallen short of legally required inspection targets, and foreign inspections fell further last year amid agency layoffs.

There are no known cyclosporiasis outbreaks in California, but officials say case numbers are higher than they expected for this point in the season.

California remains unaffected by the national outbreak of the foodborne stomach parasite that’s sickened tens of thousands — but cases have still risen sharply statewide. Why?

The parasitic outbreak known for causing "explosive" diarrhea is considered to be the largest the U.S. has ever encountered. Since it was first reported in May, there have been nearly 14,000 confirmed cases, more than 10,455 unconfirmed cases, and two ...