The agency said 49 cases have been reported in 10 states from Sept. 27 to Oct. 11, with most of the illnesses in Colorado and Nebraska
Considering this all started on Sept 27th, they could have just announced it then, they didnt have to wait til now to announce it when it was obvious what the supposed cause was
They hadn’t likely confirmed where it came from back on Sept 27. It takes time to figure out where an outbreak starts and what is causing it.