Overview
- COFEPRIS said Tuesday that it collected 32 fruit and vegetable samples and 11 water samples from 16 Riviera Maya hotels after a U.K. travel notice flagged rising Cyclospora cases among tourists.
- All samples were tested at the CCAYAC national reference laboratory using real-time PCR based on the Bacteriological Analytical Manual and returned negative results for Cyclospora cayetanensis.
- Authorities reported no microbiological or contamination indicators at the tested points, which they said shows food-handling and sanitary controls were operating within safety margins at those sites.
- The Secretariat of Health and COFEPRIS said they will maintain permanent surveillance and traceability actions to monitor the food chain and reduce the risk of future outbreaks.
- Cyclospora cayetanensis is a parasite that causes intestinal illness and is usually spread through contaminated food or water, so officials emphasized that these negatives apply only to the specific samples and locations tested.