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US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and The Epoch Times describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedThursday's announcement by the Food and Drug Administration means the outbreak now involves 20 states and more than 11,400 people.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "US officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states". The right frames it as "Cyclospora Outbreak Widens to 20 States".
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CenterUS officials tie cyclospora outbreak involving iceberg lettuce to 3 more states
WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightCyclospora Outbreak Widens to 20 States
