NPR July 21, 2026 • 00:36

FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test - NPR

By Yuki Noguchi

FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test - NPR

The FDA says lettuce distributed by Taylor Fresh Foods and Taylor Farms de Mexico is still linked to the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis. But the source may be difficult to definitively trace.

The source of the Cyclospora illness outbreak remains unknown, after the Food and Drug Administration announced Sunday that a previous test identifying the parasite in a sample of lettuce from Taylor… [+3326 chars]

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