Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Expands to Nine States
FDA said four additional states have been added to the outbreak investigation and emphasized that a previously reported false-positive lettuce sample does not change the evidence linking the illnesses to recalled Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce.
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FDA Says Cyclospora Lettuce Test Was False Positive
A lettuce sample supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico previously reported as testing positive for Cyclospora in an ongoing multistate outbreak has now been determined to be a false positive, FDA said July 19.
Taylor Farms Removes Iceberg Lettuce Sourced from Mexico Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
Taylor Farms de Mexico is voluntarily removing from its supply chain all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico following an FDA investigation linking shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia to a multistate Cyclospora outbreak that has sickened 1,644 people.
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