Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
FDA inspectors found Cyclospora in two environmental samples, and the agency said 12,883 illnesses across 21 states were tied to recalled lettuce.
- On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration concluded its investigation into a summer Cyclospora outbreak, linking illnesses to recalled shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico.
- During the probe, investigators found the Cyclospora parasite at Taylor Farms de Mexico's processing facility and at a lettuce farm in Mexico, with two environmental samples testing positive.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the outbreak over September 11, with 19,883 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis and two deaths reported by September 14.
- Confident that all recalled lettuce is off the market, the FDA announced a 10-point plan to prevent similar outbreaks ahead of the 2027 growing season, including expanded monitoring and grower outreach.
- Investigators could not definitively determine how contamination occurred, though the FDA traced lettuce to multiple Mexican farms and a processing facility supplied by Taylor Fresh Foods.
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FDA concludes investigation into Cyclospora outbreak tied to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce
The FDA concluded its Cyclospora outbreak investigation after samples from a farm and processing facility tied to Taylor Farms de Mexico’s iceberg lettuce recall tested positive for the parasite.
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EstamosAquí MXThe FDA did not indicate how the cyclospora parasite reached the lettuce of the Taylor Farms facility again.
U.S. health agency resolves doubt about the origin of intestinal infections after taking samples from multiple producers in coordination with Mexican authorities
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported the detection of cyclospora at Taylor Farms' farm in Guanajuato.Inspectors of the agency found the parasite in two specific locations: a sewage tank and a drainage ditch.However, the FDA indicated that it is still unknown how the parasite arrived at the facilities and lettuce related to the outbreak of ciclosporiasis in the United States.Historical rupture of ciclosporiasis in the U…
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