The Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement hosted a webinar walking growers, shippers, and buyers through what science currently understands about Cyclospora and what risk-reduction steps are available. The session covered both confirmed prevention strategies and the significant gaps that remain in detection and attribution.
The timing matters. With the largest Cyclospora outbreak in U.S. history still under active investigation and Taylor Farms' iceberg program disrupted, the industry is looking for practical guidance. The LGMA webinar signals that the trade's primary food safety body is trying to get ahead of the narrative with grower-level action steps rather than waiting on federal regulators.
For buyers and category managers still navigating sourcing decisions on romaine, iceberg, and mixed greens, this is worth a closer read. The webinar content may help frame supplier conversations around what GAP protocols are actually defensible right now.