Across 34 states, thousands of people have fallen ill from cyclospora, a waterborne parasite that moves invisibly through the food supply and reveals itself only weeks after the harm is done. Federal regulators have now traced a significant thread of the outbreak to shredded lettuce served at Taco Bell locations, prompting the chain to voluntarily remove the ingredient from a key supplier and warning consumers in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Indiana to avoid it. Michigan alone has recorded more than 4,000 confirmed cases, a sobering reminder of how swiftly a single point of con
FDA to warn consumers away from Taco Bell lettuce in 5 states over parasite outbreak
Thousands of people across 34 states have been sickened by cyclospora parasite, with Michigan reporting over 4,000 confirmed cases.