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Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak - The Washington Post
By Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein7/17/20261 min read
The CDC has linked the Taylor Farms produce supplied to Taco Bell to the outbreak of the parasitic illness, according to two persons familiar with the investigation.
✨ Key Highlights
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked produce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell restaurants to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic illness, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
- Investigators specifically identified shredded iceberg lettuce distributed to Taco Bell locations by Taylor Farms as a potential source of the contamination.
- Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic infection that has sickened people connected to the ongoing outbreak now under scrutiny by federal health officials.
- The findings emerged as part of an active CDC investigation into the source of the illnesses tied to the affected produce.
Investigators have identified shredded iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by Taylor Farms as a potential source of contamination in the outbreak of a parasitic illness that has sickene