FDA investigation identified a single supplier of the lettuce, but federal warnings did not name the company Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora . The Centers for D
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FDA investigation identified a single supplier of the lettuce, but federal warnings did not name the company Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora . The Centers for D
Across the U.S., the CDC is also investigating other outbreaks and illnesses linked to the stomach-churning parasitic infection that causes diarrhea and nausea, unrelated to this five-state outbreak. The FDA has identified a single supplier of iceberg lettuce from Mexico as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, a source says. Taco Bell uses that supplier in five states where people have gotten sick.
FDA investigation identified a single supplier of the lettuce, but federal warnings did not name the company Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the story as "CDC, FDA link Taco Bell's lettuce to five-state cyclospora outbreak." CBS News reported the story as "Lettuce supplier for Taco Bell investigated as possible source for cyclosporiasis outbreak."
3 sources have covered this story, including CBS News, The Guardian US and St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 7 hours ago.
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