In the long and recurring story of invisible threats carried by the food we trust, Michigan finds itself at the center of what may be the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak in American history — more than 5,000 people sickened by a parasite traced to lettuce traveling from Mexican fields through a California supplier to fast food tables across five states. The scale of the illness, and the speed with which hospitalizations doubled in a single week, speaks to how quietly a contaminated supply chain can unravel before anyone thinks to look. Investigators have named a source, a company has pulled it
Michigan cyclosporiasis outbreak hits 5,000 cases; Taco Bell lettuce supplier under investigation
102 people have been hospitalized due to cyclosporiasis infection linked to contaminated lettuce supplied to Taco Bell locations.