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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut required monitoring from eight pathogens to two in the FoodNet program

The change affects 10 states and nearly 16% of the U.S. population

Experts warn that the move could make it harder to detect outbreaks

FRIDAY, Aug. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials have cut back a long-running program that tracks foodborne illnesses in the United States.

The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet , will now require state health departments to track only two pathogens — salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli — according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Until July, the program monitored infections caused by eight pathogens, The Associated Press

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