The agency said a previous finding was “a false positive,” but the supplier to companies such as Walmart and Taco Bell remains at the heart of an ongoing investigation.
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The agency said a previous finding was “a false positive,” but the supplier to companies such as Walmart and Taco Bell remains at the heart of an ongoing investigation.
Published July 21, 2026
Trucks sit parked outside a Taylor Farms facility on July 17, 2026, in Salinas, California. Taylor Farms has recalled all lettuce sourced from central Mexico after being linked to recent cases of cyclosporiasis.
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Taylor Farms has had food safety problems before. Now it’s linked to another outbreak.
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The produce supplier has been connected to E. coli in onions and an earlier cyclosporiasis outbreak in salad mix.
Taylor Farms said Sunday the Trump administration mistakenly informed it that a sample of its shredded iceberg lettuce tested…
The FDA said a recall of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico still stood
Taylor Farms, headquartered in Salinas, California, stands as one of the nation’s largest producers of fresh-cut vegetables,…
Health officials investigating the large outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora say they have “very strong”…
The false positive was discovered when the Food and Drug Administration re-reviewed the results of a sample from Taylor Farms de…
