{"id":3620,"date":"2026-07-15T13:04:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3620"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:04:15","slug":"what-you-can-do-with-your-produce-during-cyclospora-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3620","title":{"rendered":"What you can do with your produce during cyclospora outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) &#8211; Pima County has confirmed one case of cyclosporiasis as a nationwide parasite outbreak reaches Arizona, and health officials are expecting more cases.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3618\">US military will be out of Iraq by end of September, Iraqi prime minister and Pentagon say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The illness is typically linked to contaminated fresh produce. Experts said that where food comes from typically matters less than how it is handled at home.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jerry Lopez, an associate professor of food safety and environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, has studied cyclospora for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<h3><b>MORE COVERAGE<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><i><u><b>\u2018Explosive diarrhea\u2019 sickness linked to pools, splash pads spreading in Arizona<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><i><u><b>Taco Bell issues statement as \u2018explosive diarrhea\u2019 cyclospora illnesses continue to grow in US<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe really don\u2019t know how our fresh produce is getting contaminated with this parasite,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p>The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona distributes 15 million pounds of fruits and vegetables a year \u2013 sourced from local farms, grocery stores, and suppliers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Development Officer Sio Castillo said the food bank is prepared in the event of an outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have SKU numbers, they have other numbers, so if anything ever goes on a recall list, we\u2019re ready to pull it,\u201d Castillo said.<\/p>\n<p>Castillo said produce-handling guidance remains the same regardless of an active outbreak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remind people to wash their fruits and vegetables before eating them,\u201d Castillo said. \u201cWe have signs throughout the warehouse that also say that. That\u2019s just a good common practice that we use, so are we doing anything different than that? No. It\u2019s something that we should be doing all the time anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez said some cleaning habits could make contamination worse. He described one example of improper technique.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3616\">Monsoon rains could trigger dangerous flooding in Arizona wildfire burn areas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone was washing their leafy greens, but as they were washing it was falling right into their basket,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p>Experts recommend washing produce thoroughly, getting into folds where the parasite can hide, then separating it from unwashed items. Fruit with a skin that is not eaten presents a lower risk.<\/p>\n<p>Washing alone, however, does not eliminate the parasite. Lopez said heat is the only method that kills Cyclospora.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCooking some of our vegetables, saut\u00e9eing them \u2013 a temperature over 150 degrees will definitely end up killing it,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez also said damaged produce should be discarded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see a piece that is damaged or doesn\u2019t look good \u2013 don\u2019t try to save that part,\u201d Lopez said.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez recommends saving grocery receipts and taking photos of food at restaurants to track what has been eaten in the event of illness.<\/p>\n<p>Are you streaming 13 News?<\/p>\n<p>Watch a free live stream of Tucson Now and 13 News at TucsonNow.Live.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to download the free Tucson Now app, which you can find on Apple and Google.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using a desktop computer, you can use your mobile device to scan the QR code below.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=3614\">Murder trial begins for man accused of killing good Samaritan in Pima County<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can submit your breaking news or weather images here.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pima County has confirmed one case of cyclosporiasis as a nationwide parasite outbreak reaches Arizona, and health officials are expecting more cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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