The FDA designated the incident as the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in the history of the United States. The contamination sickened nearly 13,000 Americans with explosive diarrhea over the summer, leading the agency to link the outbreak to the company's Mexican production operations.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Mexico Disputes FDA Findings on Largest US Cyclospora Outbreak
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Officials in Mexico claim that a recent US probe into a parasitic contamination of lettuce failed to conclusively identify the source of the infection. This response challenges the conclusions of the Food and Drug Administration, which closed its investigation after finding the parasite cyclospora at processing plants and growing fields operated by Taylor Farms in Mexico.
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