A sample of lettuce from a supplier that has recalled products as a result of a multi-state cyclospora outbreak produced a false positive result for the parasite, federal officials said Sunday.
Cases of cyclosporiasis, a stomach bug that causes severe diarrhea, are rising across the U.S. The cause of the outbreak is ...
The FDA said that as of Sunday, it had not found any "confirmed positive sample results for product testing" in the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
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Taylor Farms recalls lettuce in Pa. and N.J.; FDA says consumers should avoid it despite false positive Cyclospora testPennsylvania and New Jersey are among the 27 states seeing recalls of shredded lettuce products sourced to Taylor Farms, the produce company at the center of a food safety investigation into an ...
FDA says a lettuce sample linked to Taylor Farms was a false positive, but the outbreak investigation still points in that direction.
Taylor Farms said the FDA had not identified any positive product test results for cyclospora.
The agency is still advising consumers not to consume the recalled products, which included those served in Taco Bell locations and sold at certain Walmart stores.
The FDA's investigation into the source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak is causing confusion as companies and consumers alike navigate new updates.
The FDA did not back away from its conclusion that the company remains linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis through its investigation.
As of Sunday, the FDA said there are no confirmed positive sample results for Cyclospora.
The FDA on Saturday had said that a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic illness.
No product sample has a confirmed positive Cyclospora result, but Taylor Farms' recall remains active as officials investigate more than 1,600 illnesses.
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