What to know about Taylor Farms, the Taco Bell lettuce supplier linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak
Taylor Farms faces scrutiny as a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to its lettuce affects Taco Bell restaurants across five states.
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Taylor Farms faces scrutiny as a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to its lettuce affects Taco Bell restaurants across five states.

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Taylor Farms faces scrutiny as a cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to its lettuce affects Taco Bell restaurants across five states.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Taco Bell is trying to reassure customers that it is safe to eat again after the CDC traced a nationwide outbreak of an diarrhea-causing parasite to lettuce served at the chain’s restaurant...
The California company grows produce in more than 12 states, and in Mexico and Canada. Taco Bell and food distributor Sysco have pulled Taylor Farms lettuce from supply chains.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
Taylor Farms said Friday that it is voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced at a central Mexico farm from the United States market.
Taylor Farms says its branded salad products are not linked to a cyclospora outbreak after a report said the company is preparing a recall tied to ingredients under investigation
U.S. authorities have linked the lettuce to a parasitic outbreak across more than 30 states.
Taylor Farms, the California company that is being investigated for the cyclosporiasis outbreak, according to multiple news outlets, has responded to concerns about the safety of its lettuc...
Taco Bell, which the CDC linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak, will likely recover soon from the health safety scare, according to analysts.
Food producer Taylor Farms released a statement on the Cyclospora outbreak Friday, confirming that it's "voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US mar...
An explosive diarrhea epidemic strikes Taco Bell customers as federal officials finally trace the parasite nightmare to contaminated iceberg lettuce from a repeat-offender supplier. The pos...
Here is the latest on the iceberg lettuce.
Here is the latest on the iceberg lettuce.
Here is the latest on the iceberg lettuce.
Here is the latest on the iceberg lettuce.
About 1,645 people in five states were infected by the parasite after having Taco Bell, according to US health officials.
Michigan health officials reported a staggering 5,002 cases of cyclosporiasis as of Friday, marking an increase of 690 cases in just one day
Produce supplied to Taco Bell restaurants by California-based Taylor Farms has been linked to a cyclosporiasis outbreak in the Midwest, according to reporting from NBC News.
California-based vegetable producer Taylor Farms said Friday that it will remove products potentially linked to a growing cyclosporiasis outbreak across the country. “Based on information p...
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