New World screwworm is disgusting. How could it not be a food safety issue?
- Posted on July 5, 2026
- By CNN
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New World screwworm is disgusting. How could it not be a food safety issue?
The New World screwworm, which was found in the United States in June for the first time in decades, often chooses livestock like cows to host its flesh-eating larvae. That fact may have some meat-eaters on edge, but public health leaders have emphasized repeatedly that the parasite is not a threat to the nation’s food safety.
