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FDA struggles to identify source of Cyclospora outbreak
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July 21, 2026
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0:52Now PlayingThe Food and Drug Administration retracted test results identifying Cyclospora on samples of lettuce from Taylor Farms in Mexico, showing how hard it can be to trace the source of the parasitic outbreak.
Cyclospora parasites are hard to test for — the tested sample might not reflect the entire crop, for example. Plus, there are often unrelated cases that crop up every summer — just because you're sick with Cyclospora right now doesn't mean that you're part of this cluster of cases that have an epicenter in Michigan and Ohio. Sometimes, experts say, we can figure out what's causing it, and sometimes we can't.
For now, regulators recommend avoiding the recalled Taylor Farms lettuce.
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