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NEW - A Microbiologist's Own Taco Stand Story Went Very Wrong
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Dr. Keith Warriner studies food safety for a living, and he still ended up hospitalized after one taco stand decision near the Mexican border, an experience he now uses to explain how Cyclospora actually spreads through produce like lettuce and cilantro. Anyone who has ever wondered whether rinsing bagged salad really protects them will get a direct answer here.
The conversation also covers why the fresh produce industry has resisted the same decontamination technology the meat industry adopted long ago, and how Canada and the US quietly coordinate on tracking outbreaks despite the public back and forth. It's a candid look at where contamination actually starts and why blame usually lands in the wrong place.
Topics: Keith Warriner, Cyclospora, food safety, produce industry, taco stand illness
Originally aired on 2026-07-23