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Thousands have been sickened in the outbreak and Taylor Farms continues to recall its shredded iceberg lettuce and salad kits containing iceberg lettuce.
The FDA and CDC say the illnesses in the outbreak — reported from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia — represent only a portion of Cyclospora infections currently under investigation and involve only one of several outbreaks.
Federal officials are reporting that inspectors found unsanitary handling and other food safety issues at Raw Farm LLC, the dairy connected to an E. Coli O157 outbreak.
The outbreak sickened
Michigan officials believe lettuce and/or salad mixes are the source of the parasite, but they said there is no single grower, supplier or brand identified yet.
The FDA has put the entire infant formula supply chain on notice to improve monitoring and production practices.
The decree comes amid a second outbreak since November 2025 of infant
The Food and Drug Administration has named Donna Garren as the new director for its office of produce safety.
The office is housed in the FDA’s office of microbiology
Several locations of Taco Bell have temporarily removed several fresh produce items from their menus because of outbreaks of infections from the cyclospora parasite.
The restaurant chain has posted notices
