Taylor Farms is pulling iceberg lettuce from the US market after an outbreak of cyclosporiasis

Food producer Taylor Farms released a statement on the Cyclospora outbreak on Friday, to confirm that it is “intentionally removing all frozen lettuce from Central Mexico from the US market.” Reuters According to a source, Taylor Farms told customers like Yum Brands owner Taco Bell and food distributor Sysco on Thursday to pull the fresh lettuce that was originally produced as 5-pound bags at a facility in Guanajuato, Mexico, from being distributed.

Taco Bell he said on Thursday that “Contents affected by our suppliers are being removed for a long time worldwide and will be replaced within 24 hours in selected jurisdictions.”

Like Seaside report this weekNot all of the reported cases were linked to Taco Bell, and Taylor Farms is a giant, which has said that it sells more than $7 billion in produce every year and makes two out of every five salads sold in grocery stores. However, his name does not appear on many items, and his size is still under investigation, The CDC has said it is also looking at diseases and epidemics in other non-aligned countries.

Based on the FDA’s announcement yesterday, Taylor Farms de Mexico is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce originating from Central Mexico from the US market.

Although the FDA identifies an independent farm representing less than 1% of US iceberg lettuce as the source of this outbreak, we have permanently removed all lettuce from the region.

It has not identified any companies or products that should be avoided here. ProPublica profile Annie Waldman report that the search is working without more than 240 consumer protection experts left as the Trump administration cut funding to health agencies, and the CDC also scaled back its Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) that worked with 10 states.

The Washington Post reported that a few months ago, the FDA pushed back compliance with the Food Traceability Final Rule from January 20, 2026, to July 20, 2028.

This all follows what the CDC and FDA say is an “outbreak of diarrheal disease” that has occurred. paired with crisp iceberg lettuce served Taco Bell in five states: Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. In Only Michiganthe number of cyclosporiasis cases reported has risen to 5,000, with 102 reports of hospitalizations.