CDC and FDA link lettuce at Taco Bell in five states to cyclospora outbreak

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The CDC and FDA have linked shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants across five US states to an outbreak of Cyclospora, a parasite causing diarrhea. The investigation points to a single Mexican lettuce supplier, though the supplier was not named in warnings.

FDA investigation identified a single supplier of the lettuce, but federal warnings did not name the company Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late Thursday confirmed the source and warned consumers not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. Continue reading...