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FDA Focus on Taylor Farms Amid Cyclospora Outbreak

The FDA says lettuce distributed by Taylor Farms is still linked to a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis, despite a retracted test, but the source may be difficult to trace.

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The FDA said that as of Sunday, it had not found any "confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora."

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Taylor Farms lettuce sample was false positive for cyclospora, FDA says

The FDA said that as of Sunday, it had not found any "confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora."

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FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test

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FDA says it's still investigating Taylor Farms for cyclospora after false positive

The FDA says Taylor Farms lettuce is still the focus of their ongoing cyclospora investigation, despite a false positive test announced Sunday. Carter Evans reports.

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What to know about Taylor Farms amid the cyclospora outbreak

The nation's largest recent cyclospora outbreak has put one of America's biggest produce suppliers under renewed scrutiny.

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FDA says review of Taylor Farms lettuce shows cyclospora finding was false positive

Spokesperson for Taylor Fresh Foods told Reuters ‌that the company was informed FDA made a mistake What is the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis? How to properly clean produce to help avoid cyclospora The US Food and Drug ⁠Administration said on Sunday that laboratory experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an ⁠investigation into an ⁠outbreak of the ​cyclospora parasite and concluded the findin…