Cyclospora found at Mexican farmed linked to lettuce outbreak, FDA says
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that its inspectors detected cyclospora at the Mexican farm blamed for the largest foodborne illness outbreak of the parasite in U.S. history.
The FDA has confirmed the presence of the Cyclospora parasite at a Mexican farm linked to the largest foodborne illness outbreak in U.S. history, which resulted in nearly 13,000 cases of diarrhea and other illnesses. Inspectors found cyclospora in both a wastewater tank and a drainage ditch used for lettuce cultivation at the Taylor Farms facility in Guanajuato, Mexico.
However, it remains unclear how the contamination occurred. Taylor Farms has attributed the contamination to an independent grower no longer part of their supplier program, while the company itself has closed its facility in central Mexico to implement enhanced safety protocols. The FDA has closed its investigation into the outbreak, which has now ended.
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