The U.S. is not monitoring foodborne illnesses like it used to. As of last month, the only federal-state partnership responsible for overseeing food contaminants at the national level has massively scaled back its operations, reported NBC News . Prior to July 1, the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network —also known as FoodNet—was tracking infections caused by eight pathogens, including campylobacter, cyclospora, listeria, shigella, vibrio and Yersinia, some of which are the root cause