Taco Bell / Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak: Nearly 11,000 Confirmed Illnesses, Two Deaths, and Litigation Mounting

Commentary: Eat local, help farmers, avoid pathogens

Amid the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened more than 27,000 people in 47 states, causing more than 800 hospitalizations and two untimely deaths, many people are blaming the federal government for letting its guard down on the monitoring of food-born…

FELDMAN COLUMN: Cyclospora exposes weakness in current public health system

The Cyclosporiasis outbreak is more than just another foodborne illness. It’s a stark reminder that our public health system is only as effective as the investment and expertise supporting it.

Have you swapped to local farmers since the cyclospora outbreak?

Since the news of the outbreak, have you adjusted where you source your lettuce and other produce? Frequented your neighborhood farmers' market more often?

Pennsylvania woman sues Taco Bell and Taylor Farms over cyclosporiasis outbreak

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Taco Bell / Taylor Farms Cyclospora Outbreak: Nearly 11,000 Confirmed Illnesses, Two Deaths, and Litigation Mounting

August 24, 2026 - One Law Firm, Ron Simon & Associates, Now Represents Over 1200 Victims

Who’s Most at Risk in the Cyclospora Outbreak? The Farmworkers on the Front Lines.

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Earlier this summer, when the news broke about an outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic infection that results in abdominal distress and is passed on via food or water that has been contaminated by human fecal matter — spreading across the country, one question came up again and again: How did human poop end up in our food system?On the internet, specula…