As of July 1, 2025, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) program stopped tracking foodborne illnesses caused by certain pathogens, cutting surveillance to just Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). The program will no longer monitor Campylobacter, Cyclospora, Listeria, Shigella, Vibrio, and Yersinia, some of which can cause life-threatening illnesses for infants or immunocompromised individuals.
FoodNet is a network of federal agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Department of Agriculture, along with state health departments from Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, and parts of California and New York.
Food safety experts expressed concern that, without active surveillance of all eight pathogens, public health officials won’t be able to effectively track trends over time or detect increases in specific illnesses, making it harder to quickly identify and respond to outbreaks.