In the long, recurring story of food and trust, a parasitic outbreak has once again reminded Americans how invisible the journey from field to table can be. Beginning in late May and spreading across at least five states by mid-July 2026, a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms to Taco Bell restaurants has sickened thousands — with Michigan alone recording more than 4,300 confirmed cases. The scale surpasses recent outbreaks of its kind, and the investigation now turns on a question as old as agriculture itself: where, in the long chain between har
Taylor Farms lettuce linked to major US cyclosporiasis outbreak affecting thousands
Thousands of people across multiple US states have been sickened with cyclosporiasis, causing diarrhea, nausea, and gastrointestinal illness.