A microscopic parasite traveling through the American food supply has surfaced in the shredded lettuce of a familiar fast-food chain, quietly sickening hundreds across the Midwest and exposing the fragility of the systems we trust to keep our meals safe. Since late June, nearly 400 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis have been traced to Taylor Farms lettuce served at Taco Bell locations in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky — part of a far larger national surge that has produced nearly 7,000 cases since May, more than six times the rate seen at this time last year. The outbreak is a rem
Taco Bell lettuce linked to multistate cyclospora outbreak affecting thousands
At least 141 people have been hospitalized with cyclospora infection linked to contaminated lettuce, with symptoms including severe watery diarrhea and cramping lasting weeks.