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Taylor Farms Halts Mexico Iceberg Lettuce After Cyclospora Outbreak

By Drooid · Oct 8, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC · How we work

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Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor announced suspension of harvesting and processing iceberg lettuce from Mexico for the U.S. and Canada.
FDA concluded its investigation into the Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms de Mexico lettuce.
Outbreak sickened 12,883 people in 21 states, hospitalized 570 and caused two deaths.
FDA found Cyclospora in wastewater and a drainage ditch at Mexican farm, unable to link samples to patient genotypes.

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Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor announced suspension of harvesting and processing iceberg lettuce from Mexico for the U.S. and Canada.
FDA concluded its investigation into the Cyclospora outbreak linked to Taylor Farms de Mexico lettuce.
Outbreak sickened 12,883 people in 21 states, hospitalized 570 and caused two deaths.
FDA found Cyclospora in wastewater and a drainage ditch at Mexican farm, unable to link samples to patient genotypes.