Overview

• Effective July 1, federally required active surveillance in the 10-state FoodNet now covers only Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli across a population of about 54 million people.
• Monitoring for Campylobacter, Cyclospora, Listeria, Shigella, Vibrio and Yersinia is no longer required under FoodNet, though participating states may continue tracking them independently.
• The CDC attributed the narrowing to funding that has not kept pace with program needs and has requested about $72 million for food safety in fiscal year 2026, similar to prior years.
• The agency points to systems such as the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System and the Listeria Initiative for continued data on the removed pathogens, which experts note are primarily passive.
• State responses are uneven, with Oregon and Connecticut acknowledging the shift, Georgia and New Mexico reporting no formal notice yet, Maryland continuing its reporting requirements, and Colorado warning it may scale back some activities if funding falls in 2026.