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Cyclospora: iceberg lettuce recalled in 27 states and more products may follow
Taylor Farms does not specify where products were served or sold, as US braces for weeks more of outbreak
Taylor Farms recalled potentially contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce in 27 states on Friday, including lettuce distributed as recently as Thursday, as cases of cyclosporiasis continue rising in the US.
The US is likely to see at least another two weeks of possible cases, since infections may have happened in recent days. And the expanding outbreak investigation could point to other products in coming days.
Taylor Farms named 27 states where the iceberg lettuce was distributed and included lot codes of produce – but it did not specify the brand names of the products or where they were served and sold. This will likely complicate the recall, with stores, restaurants and consumers attempting to understand which brands and products may be contaminated.
Taco Bell lettuce identified as a source of US 'explosive' diarrhoea outbreak
Consumers have been warned not to eat shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia. (Reuters: Mike Blake)
US health authorities have identified lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants in five states as one of the sources of an outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has spread across more than 30 US states in recent weeks.
Cyclospora is a microscopic, spherical parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhoea "with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements", according to the CDC.
Experts have cautioned that not every case of cyclosporiasis in the current outbreak is likely to have been caused by a single source, and health authorities are continuing their investigation.
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