The Washington Post July 20, 2026 • 16:38

FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasis - The Washington Post

By Lena H. Sun

FDA retracts test result but still links Taylor Farms lettuce to cyclosporiasis - The Washington Post

The FDA did not back away from its conclusion that the company remains linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis through its investigation.

The Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that a laboratory finding showing cyclospora contamination in a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico was a false positive.

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