Taylor Fresh Foods Pulls Iceberg Lettuce After 1,644 Cyclospora Cases Hit 5 States
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Updated · CNN · Jul 16
Taylor Fresh Foods Pulls Iceberg Lettuce After 1,644 Cyclospora Cases Hit 5 States
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jul 16
Summary
Taylor Fresh Foods said it is removing all iceberg lettuce from central Mexico from the U.S. market after shredded lettuce served at some Taco Bell locations was tied to 1,644 cyclospora cases in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.
The CDC told consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell in those states, while Taco Bell said it had already pulled the ingredient from select restaurants and will replace it within 24 hours.
Taylor said FDA traceback points to a single independent farm supplying less than 1% of the U.S. iceberg lettuce market, but the company removed all iceberg lettuce from that region indefinitely.
The lettuce-linked cluster is part of a broader national surge, with nearly 7,000 confirmed or investigated cyclosporiasis cases and at least 180 hospitalizations since May 1; officials say more states could be added.