Item 1 of 2 A drone view shows Taylor Farms Mexico’s facilities after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the basis for linking Taylor Farms lettuce from central Mexico to the largest U.S. foodborne illness outbreak in recent years remains unchanged, defending its decision to publicize a sample that a later review found was a false positive for the Cyclospora parasite, in Doctor Mora, Guanajuato state, Mexico, July 20, 2026. REUTERS\/Demian Sanchez\/File Photo<\/p>\n
[1\/2]A drone view shows Taylor Farms Mexico’s facilities after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that the basis for linking Taylor Farms lettuce from central Mexico to the largest U.S…. Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a> Read moreOutbreak now includes cases in nine states, FDA saysCDC epidemiological data links 1,947 cyclospora infections to Taco Bell exposureAt least 98 people hospitalized so far, CDC data shows<\/p>\n July 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. FDA and the CDC are widening their investigation \u200cinto a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from central Mexico after identifying cases in four additional states.<\/p>\n This outbreak now includes cases from nine states: Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, the FDA said on \u200bFriday.<\/p>\n Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n A total of 1,947 people infected with the cyclospora parasite, with exposure to Taco Bell, have \u200bbeen reported by the nine states, the FDA said, citing epidemiological data collected by \u2060CDC.<\/p>\n There have been at least 98 hospitalizations, and no reported deaths from the infection, the regulator said.<\/p>\n Oklahoma’s health \u200bdepartment said it is working with the FDA to determine whether additional cases are tied to the outbreak.<\/p>\n Cases \u200bof cyclosporiasis have been reported in at least 41 states this year, though investigators are still working to determine how many cases are linked to the outbreak tied to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms and served at Taco Bell restaurants.<\/p>\n State \u200bhealth departments in Nebraska, Rhode Island, New Mexico and Maryland told Reuters they have not found evidence \u200blinking cyclosporiasis cases reported in those states this year to the recent multistate outbreak.<\/p>\n New Hampshire health officials confirmed nine cyclosporiasis cases \u200clinked \u2060to recalled Taylor Farms lettuce served at Cheshire Medical Center’s cafeteria and are investigating additional potentially related illnesses.<\/p>\n Oregon’s health department said two residents developed cyclospora infections associated with the ongoing multistate outbreak. Both had recently traveled to states included in the nationwide recall of pre-shredded lettuce linked to the infections.<\/p>\n North Carolina health officials said the \u200bstate’s rise in cyclosporiasis \u200bcases does not appear \u2060linked to the multistate Taco Bell outbreak, with parsley, cilantro and lettuce the most commonly reported exposures among patients.<\/p>\n Michigan, the hardest-hit state, reported 8,176 probable cases of the \u200bintestinal infection on Friday, up 532 from a day earlier.<\/p>\n On July 17, Taylor \u200bFarms recalled iceberg \u2060lettuce<\/a> sourced from central Mexico. The recall includes lettuce sold in retail stores, served in restaurants and distributed to food service customers.<\/p>\n The FDA urged the public to continue to avoid all products listed in Taylor Farms’ recall.<\/p>\n Taylor Farms \u2060has temporarily shut \u200bdown<\/a> the Central Mexico processing facility that U.S. health officials have \u200blinked to the outbreak, an industry source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.<\/p>\n Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole, Mariam Sunny and Bipasha Dey \u200bin Bengaluru; additional reporting by Christy Santhosh and Padmanabhan Ananthan; Editing by Maju Samuel, Shinjini Ganguli and Shailesh Kuber<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n