Saturday, July 18, 2026, FDA, Cyclospora found in Taylor Farms lettuce: The Food and Drug Administration said on Saturday a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms has tested positive for a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S.
Sunday, July 19, 2026, FDA, Cyclospora NOT found in Taylor Farms lettuce: The Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that a Taylor Farms lettuce sample initially reported as positive for Cyclospora should be considered a false positive following an additional laboratory review.
Taylor Fresh Foods also said the FDA apologized to the company over the erroneous result. The FDA did not include an apology in the agency language provided with the story.
Well, I'll be. Whatta ya gonna do?
Previous Report: CDC ho-hum on parasite outbreak?
UPDATE (People Magazine reporting on the Trump Administration, who'd a thunk?):
Taylor Farms "company donated $1 million to President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC in March 2025 and millions more to other Republican committees in recent years."
Taylor Farms executives met with Trump White House officials days before the administration walked back a “false positive” detection of the cyclosporiasis parasite that causes “explosive” diarrhea.
A test of one Taylor Farms product was initially determined to show evidence of the parasite’s presence, but that “false positive” was quickly retracted on Sunday, July 19.
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