FDA Probes Mexico Farms in 1,644-Case Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell Lettuce
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Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
FDA Probes Mexico Farms in 1,644-Case Cyclospora Outbreak Linked to Taco Bell Lettuce
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jul 17
Summary
FDA investigators are preparing to inspect farms in Mexico and the facility that shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell, a day after officials tied the outbreak to that product.
The agency is trying to determine how the lettuce was contaminated with cyclospora and whether produce from the same growers or processor was shipped to other U.S. food retailers.
CDC data show more than 1,644 people reported eating at Taco Bell before falling ill, and 94 were hospitalized; officials also say dozens of infected people had not eaten at the chain.
Taylor Farms has hired a former Trump White House official, and company executives pressed the White House on Thursday not to identify the company as a source of the outbreak, according to an administration official.