FDA Reaffirms Taylor Farms Lettuce Link to 1,644 Cyclospora Cases After False Positive
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Updated · abcnews.com · Jul 20
FDA Reaffirms Taylor Farms Lettuce Link to 1,644 Cyclospora Cases After False Positive
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Jul 20
Summary
1,644 confirmed infections across five states are still tied to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell, with the FDA saying epidemiological and traceback evidence continues to point to Taylor Farms de Mexico.
Monday's update came after the FDA reversed a weekend product test as a false positive, but acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas said that error did not alter the basis for Taylor Farms' voluntary recall.
Michigan remains the center of the outbreak with 6,148 reported cases, up by more than 1,000 since Friday, while the CDC warned the true outbreak total is likely far higher because many infections go untested.
Five clusters have been under investigation since May; three are now considered over, while the largest Taco Bell-linked cluster recorded cases as recently as last week and the CDC still advises against eating shredded lettuce at those locations.
The recall covers iceberg lettuce from central Mexico distributed in 27 states from June 29 to July 16, and the CDC is also tracking other domestic and travel-related Cyclospora illnesses beyond this multistate outbreak.