Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce Nationwide After 1,645 Cyclosporiasis Cases Tie to Mexican Supplier
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 17
Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce Nationwide After 1,645 Cyclosporiasis Cases Tie to Mexican Supplier
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 17
Summary
Taco Bell said it has indefinitely removed potentially affected lettuce from its nationwide supply chain and will replace it within 24 hours in select states.
An FDA traceback investigation identified a single Mexican iceberg lettuce supplier, Taylor Farms, used by Taco Bell locations in five states where infected people had eaten, according to a source familiar with the probe.
The CDC says the cyclospora outbreak has spread to 34 states and sickened at least 1,645 people, including 141 hospitalizations, though state tallies are higher.
Michigan alone reported 4,312 confirmed cases and 102 hospitalizations on Thursday, underscoring the gap between federal and state counts.
Taylor Farms, a major produce supplier to U.S. restaurant chains, was also linked last year to an E. coli onion outbreak that prompted McDonald's menu changes in some locations.