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Cyclospora found at Mexican farmed linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has discovered cyclospora at a Mexican farm associated with a massive foodborne illness outbreak caused by the parasite. First-hand annual subscription billing information included $205.00 + GST for a one-year term, with automatic renewal at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks. The outbreak, the largest of its kind in U.S. history, resulted in nearly 13,000 cases of diarrhea and other illnesses.

The FDA closed its investigation after finding cyclospora in two locations at the Taylor Farms facility: a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch used for lettuce cultivation. The precise means of contamination remains unknown, but the presence of the parasite provided "strong epidemiological data" linking the outbreak to the site.

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