FDA retracts positive cyclospora test on Taylor Farms lettuce

Published Jul 20, 2026 • 8:03 PM

The FDA says the test identifying cyclospora in Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce was a "false positive." But the lettuce is still linked epidemiologically to cases of the illness in a multistate outbreak.

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Google NewsMassive outbreak of ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite expands to 3 more states with more than 11K sickened - New York Post14 days ago
Healthline NewsFrom Lettuce to Jalapeños, What's Up With All the U.S. Food Recalls?21 days ago
AxiosFood safety crisis deepens for Taylor Farms with salmonella outbreakabout 1 month ago
Fox NewsFDA widens Cyclospora outbreak investigation to six more states as confirmed cases top 6,000about 1 month ago
The Guardian — World‘Not standard’ for Taylor Farms to ask White House to delay cyclospora recall, ex-FDA head saysabout 2 months ago
ZeroHedgeTaco Bell Getting Desperate With This Shockingly Cheap Offer Amid "Explosive Diarrhea" Parasite Blowbackabout 2 months ago
NPR WorldIran-backed Houthis announce blockade. And, Cyclospora source remains unknownabout 2 months ago
NPR HealthFDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted testabout 2 months ago

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