FDA sparks more confusion over ‘explosive diarrhea’ parasite as they try to walk back source of outbreak
- The Food and Drug Administration reversed course on its earlier claim linking a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak to lettuce produced by Taylor Farms, deepening confusion around a gastrointestinal illness that has sickened thousands.
- On Saturday, the FDA informed Taylor Farms that the agency had detected cyclospora — a microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis when ingested — on its iceberg lettuce from Mexico.
- Acting out of an “abundance of caution,” the California-headquartered company issued a voluntary recall of all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
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- The Food and Drug Administration reversed course on its earlier claim linking a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak to lettuce produced by Taylor Farms, deepening confusion around a gastrointestinal illness that has sickened thousands.
- On Saturday, the FDA informed Taylor Farms that the agency had detected cyclospora — a microscopic parasite that causes cyclosporiasis when ingested — on its iceberg lettuce from Mexico.
- Acting out of an “abundance of caution,” the California-headquartered company issued a voluntary recall of all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
Sources: The Independent