The FDA said laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into an outbreak of the Cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive.
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, on Aug. 29, 2020. TORONTO — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into an outbreak of the Cyclospora parasite and concluded the finding should be considered a false positive.
The FDA on Saturday had said that a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S. The FDA, in its latest update said it has "notified Taylor Farms and continues working with the firm to ensure product implicated in this outbreak has been removed from the market". Taylor Farms had earlier confirmed that the product was not part of its current recall, according to the FDA.resulted in around 100 hospitalizations The lettuce, which the FDA said late on Thursday came from Mexico, was produced as 5-pound bags at Taylor Farms' facility in Guanajuato, Mexico, a source told Reuters. Has explosive diarrhea killed salad?
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