Taco Bell has removed lettuce, cilantro, onion, pico de gallo and guacamole at some locations, with store signs citing a nationwide recall tied to the cyclospora outbreak.
No public nationwide recall notice was immediately available, raising the possibility that one or more Taco Bell produce suppliers issued a customer-only recall.
Michigan reported nearly 1,000 cyclosporiasis cases as of July 8, while Ohio counted 177 since July 2; Illinois, New York, North Carolina, Indiana and Texas also reported sizable totals.
FDA's CORE outbreak table lists four cyclospora outbreaks, but with case counts far below the state tallies, and there is still no evidence Taco Bell itself is the source.
Cyclospora infections usually rise in summer as fresh-produce consumption increases, but outbreaks this large often point investigators toward a widely distributed food item.