Summary
Health officials found that iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which supplies Taco Bell, tested positive for a parasite causing a diarrhoea outbreak in the US. The company is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce from central Mexico, and at least 94 people have been hospitalized due to the infection.
Key Facts
- The parasite causing the illness is Cyclospora, linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.
- Taylor Farms supplies Taco Bell and confirmed the positive lettuce sample was not part of their current recall.
- The company is removing all iceberg lettuce from central Mexico from the US market voluntarily.
- At least 94 people have been hospitalized, but no deaths have been reported.
- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) collected the lettuce sample during their investigation.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises people not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell in five states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia.
- Taco Bell has removed the affected lettuce from its restaurants.
- The recall includes lettuce sold under the Marketside brand at Walmart in 15 states.
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