(7-20-26) A major reversal in the nationwide lettuce investigation: The FDA now says a Taylor Farms sample that initially tested positive for Cyclospora was actually a false positive.
After laboratory experts re-reviewed the result, the agency says there are currently no confirmed positive product samples. But the recall remains in effect as officials continue investigating an outbreak that has sickened more than 1,600 people across five states.
From the FDA—
To clarify, this false-positive lab sample DOES NOT change the basis for FDA’s ongoing outbreak investigation or the overwhelming epidemiological data supporting the current voluntary recall by Taylor Farms.
Over the weekend, FDA alerted Taylor Farms that a new sample of shredded lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico tested positive for Cyclospora during import examination at the Southern Border. This ended up being a false positive, and Taylor Farms was alerted to the corrective test result Sunday.
FDA’s traceback investigation and outbreak data continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico. FDA will continue to work with federal and state partners to investigate this multistate outbreak and ensure products implicated in this outbreak have been removed from the market.
Protecting the American public remains our highest priority. We encourage the public to continue to avoid all products listed in Taylor Farms’ voluntary recall. fda.gov/safety/recalls…
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