A microscopic parasite carried in contaminated lettuce has quietly moved through the modern food supply chain — from Mexican fields to a California distributor to fast food restaurants across five American states — leaving more than 1,600 people ill and reminding us how invisibly interconnected our daily meals have become. The CDC has traced the cyclosporiasis outbreak to shredded lettuce distributed by Taylor Farms and served at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. The illness, while rarely fatal, is a humbling demonstration of how a single point of con
CDC links cyclosporiasis outbreak to Mexican lettuce supplier serving Taco Bell
Over 1,644 people sickened with cyclosporiasis causing severe diarrhea; illness typically non-life-threatening but treatable with antibiotics.