Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLettuce is displayed for sale, amid reports of slumping consumer confidence in lettuce and other fresh produce during the current cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands across the U.S (Reuters)America's largest food distributor, Sysco, has ceased purchasing iceberg lettuce from Mexico following the record-breaking cyclospora outbreak in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms' operations in central Mexico, which was linked to Taco Bell restaurants. Sysco CEO Kevin Hourican confirmed the company is now sourcing iceberg lettuce from US growers and is working to diversify its procurement to reduce reliance on single suppliers. The cyclospora outbreak, which causes severe diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, has grown to 10,468 laboratory-confirmed cases, making it the largest on record in the United States. Concerns over potential wider contamination have led some major retailers and restaurant chains to avoid produce from other growers in central Mexico, with two deaths potentially linked to cyclospora-related dehydration. In fullAmerica’s biggest parasite outbreak forces food giant to ditch Mexican lettuceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
American food giant ditches Mexican lettuce amid outbreak
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleLettuce is displayed for sale, amid reports of slumping consumer confidence in lettuce and other fresh produce during the current cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands across the U.S (Reuters)America's largest food distributor, Sysco, has ceased purchasing iceberg lettuce from Mexico following the record-breaking cyclospora outbreak in the US. The US Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms' operations in central Mexico, which was linked to Taco Bell restaurants. Sysco CEO Kevin Hourican confirmed the company is now sourcing iceberg lettuce from US growers and is working to diversify its procurement to reduce reliance on single suppliers. The cyclospora outbreak, which causes severe diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal symptoms, has grown to 10,468 laboratory-confirmed cases, making it the largest on record in the United States. Concerns over potential wider contamination have led some major retailers and restaurant chains to avoid produce from other growers in central Mexico, with two deaths potentially linked to cyclospora-related dehydration. In fullAmerica’s biggest parasite outbreak forces food giant to ditch Mexican lettuceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
