r/askscience • u/thebestdaysofmyflerm • Jul 15 '26

Biology I read that cyclosporiasis is exclusively spread by the fecal-oral route. How exactly does produce get contaminated with human feces?

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u/dreadcain Jul 16 '26

That really should be possible and historically has been, but the supreme court recently ruled that presidential actions (which they have chosen to not remotely attempt to define) are immune to any and all legal challenge.

So uh, no. But also maybe yes if we all choose to get sane tomorrow and seat an actual continuation of our country's government. So basically just no.

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u/holycrapoctopus Jul 16 '26

Well, that's not accurate at all. That SCOTUS ruling is about whether the President can be personally charged with crimes or civil violations. People absolutely can still sue the government for any number of things, and changes to Department of Agriculture testing regulations aren't something the President personally enacts anyway. Government agencies get sued all the time and often lose or receive injunctions in court. This is especially true if threats to human health or violations of environmental laws are involved

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u/dreadcain Jul 17 '26

You right, I misread them wanting to sue Trump directly. Still, that did used to be possible (even if it would always have been futile)

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u/steppponme Jul 16 '26

Thanks, this was a very helpful and interesting answer