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Taco Bell Diarrhoea Outbreak

Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to diarrhoea outbreak, with over 1,600 people infected, amid investigation into a supplier.

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Taco Bell lettuce at centre of growing US diarrhoea outbreak Sky News – US
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Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.

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Taco Bell lettuce at centre of growing US diarrhoea outbreakSky News – US
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Taco Bell lettuce at centre of growing US diarrhoea outbreak

The US government is advising people in five states to avoid eating shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants due to a diarrhoea outbreak that has infected more than 1,600 people.

Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoeaBBC News – World
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Taco Bell removes lettuce from menu in US after links to explosive diarrhoea

Lettuce from one supplier is being removed indefinitely "out of an abundance of caution", the company says.

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