Cyclospora Recall Widens

FDA still points to Taylor Farms lettuce as Taco Bell illness lawsuits grow.

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FDA links Taylor Farms to cyclospora outbreak despite false positive

Taylor Farms highlighted an FDA mistake. PR veterans say it muddied the message.

Skepticism grows after MAGA-linked farm cleared in parasite outbreak

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The FDA has withdrawn a Cyclospora-positive test for a Taylor Farms de Mexico iceberg lettuce sample as a false positive, but says traceback and outbreak data still focus on Taylor Farms shredded iceberg lettuce. Federal investigators linked the outbreak to lettuce served at some Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia, and Taco Bell will stop using that supplier. Taylor Farms recalled central Mexico-sourced iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 states, and Walmart removed affected Marketside items. The CDC has confirmed 1,645 domestic cases in 34 states, with at least 141 hospitalizations, no deaths and thousands more reports under investigation.

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Taylor FDA disputeLeans Left

Taylor Farms’ handling of the outbreak, its political ties, and its public statements deserve scrutiny as regulators sort out what the lettuce testing did and did not prove. The FDA’s reversal and the company’s MAGA-linked influence make the official messaging look confusing, politically suspect, or incomplete.