GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — With nearly 1,000 people in Michigan sickened by the parasite cyclosporiasis, some organizations West Michigan are working to prevent the spread of the illness through education.
Cyclosporiasis is generally spread through contaminated water or food, including raw produce. That means the best prevention method is to follow safe food practices.
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The Streams food pantry on 60th Street near S. Division Avenue south of Grand Rapids serves 550 Kent County families every month. It takes food safety seriously, with the team always monitoring for recalls.
“We get regular emails of recalls, those items will be pulled off our shelves and we throw them away,” Heidi Vanderlaan, the director of the Streams food center, said…