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Warren Demands HHS Answers, Sets Aug. 27 Testing Deadline

8/15/2026

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Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. demanding answers on the cyclosporiasis response and set an Aug. 27, 2026 deadline for testing protocols.
The CDC reported 24,000 cases in 47 states, two deaths and 740 hospitalizations.
The FDA traced 10,000 illnesses to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. donated $1 million to MAGA Inc. in March 2025 and $100,000 to a Trump-aligned PAC on June 13, 2025.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote to HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. demanding answers on the cyclosporiasis response and set an Aug. 27, 2026 deadline for testing protocols.
The CDC reported 24,000 cases in 47 states, two deaths and 740 hospitalizations.
The FDA traced 10,000 illnesses to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce from central Mexico.
Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. donated $1 million to MAGA Inc. in March 2025 and $100,000 to a Trump-aligned PAC on June 13, 2025.