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Cyclospora

In the body: A parasite that causes watery diarrhea, bloating and tiredness that can last for weeks.

Not rated by dose: a flag on 2 reviewed foods, among them Raspberries, raw and strawberries.

Background. Shown, not scored: no dose basis at normal intake, a classification rather than a risk, or legal limits only.

All hazards

The reference value and where it comes from

  • The agency’s figureno agency dose value
  • BasisCFIA targeted survey of imported fresh berries; no health-based reference value
  • Applies toimported fresh berries
  • Source CFIA 2017–2022

Reviewed foods that carry it

2 reviewed foods carry it; none is rated by dose.

How often you can eat it

No food here is rated by dose. Each line says why it’s listed: a flag for the people the source names, advice on handling it, or context.

Flags and context, not rated by dose

  • Raspberries, raw

    Context

    CFIA 2017–2022 · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Shown as context, not rated: Cyclospora was not detected in any of 195 imported fresh raspberry samples in a CFIA targeted survey (April 2017 to March 2022); 99.9% of all samples tested were satisfactory.

    Intake: imported fresh berries (context) · Level in the food: 0 positive samples of 195 (count, n = 195)

    Measured on: CFIA targeted survey April 2017 to March 2022, imported fresh raspberries, Cyclospora cayetanensis; strawberries 0 of 708; blackberries and blueberries 1 each.

  • Strawberries, raw

    Context

    CFIA 2017–2022 · grade A

    How it’s rated

    Shown as context, not rated: no health-based reference value applies. Cyclospora was not detected in any of 708 imported fresh strawberry samples in a CFIA survey (April 2017 to March 2022); Cryptosporidium and Toxoplasma were found in none of 1,143 samples, not split by berry.

    Intake: imported fresh berries (context) · Level in the food: 0 positive samples of 708 (count, n = 708)

    Measured on: CFIA targeted survey April 2017 to March 2022, imported fresh strawberries, Cyclospora cayetanensis; raspberries 0 of 195; blackberries and blueberries 1 each.

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