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Is Farmers’ Market Produce Safer During the Cyclospora Outbreak?

—Tatiana Maksimova—Getty ImagesAs Cyclospora cases continue to mount across the U.S., shoppers from Kentucky to Michigan are flocking to local farmers’ markets in search of safer produce. But are farmers’ markets actually less risky than grocery stores when it comes to avoiding cyclosporiasis and other foodborne illnesses?Some food-safety experts say farmers’ markets could be a safer bet, though that depends on where the produce actually comes from and the practices of the individual farmer. “If you are getting produce directly from the farmer who grew it, I would consider that lower risk,” s...