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FDA says review of Taylor Farms lettuce shows cyclospora finding was false positive
Spokesperson for Taylor Fresh Foods told Reuters ‌that the company was informed FDA made a mistakeWhat is the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis?How to properly clean produce to help avoid cyclosporaThe US Food and Drug ⁠Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ⁠investigation into an ⁠outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive.As of Sunday, there were ⁠no confirmed
20 juillet 2026 à 08:20

FDA says review of Taylor Farms lettuce shows cyclospora finding was false positive

20 juillet 2026 à 08:20

Spokesperson for Taylor Fresh Foods told Reuters ‌that the company was informed FDA made a mistake

The US Food and Drug ⁠Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ⁠investigation into an ⁠outbreak of the cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive.

As of Sunday, there were ⁠no confirmed positive sample results for cyclospora, the FDA added. The FDA on Saturday had said that a ⁠sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic illness that has ‌sickened thousands of ‌people in the US.