Missouri Cyclospora Cases Top 80 as Taylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce
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Updated · stlpr.org · Jul 17
Missouri Cyclospora Cases Top 80 as Taylor Farms Pulls Mexican Lettuce
2 articles · Updated · stlpr.org · Jul 17
Summary
More than 80 Missouri residents have tested positive for cyclospora after a sharp rise in cases over the past two weeks, state health officials said.
Taco Bell lettuce has been tied by federal officials to outbreaks in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia, though Missouri said it still cannot confirm whether its cases are part of that cluster.
Taylor Farms said it removed all iceberg lettuce from Central Mexico from the U.S. market indefinitely after an FDA traceback pointed to one independent farm representing less than 1% of U.S. iceberg supply.
Taylor Farms is also named in lawsuits over a 2024 St. Louis E. coli outbreak that sickened 115 people at a catered school event, an allegation the company has denied.