FDA Closes the Taylor Farms de Mexico Cyclospora Investigation at 12,883 Sick, 570 Hospitalized and Two Dead. Inspectors Found the Parasite in a Wastewater Tank at the Processing Plant and in a Grower’s Drainage Ditch, and FDA Still Cannot Say How It Got on the Lettuce.

FDA Closes the Taylor Farms de Mexico Cyclospora Investigation at 12,883 Sick, 570 Hospitalized and Two Dead. Inspectors Found the Parasite in a Wastewater Tank at the Processing Plant and in a Grower’s Drainage Ditch, and FDA Still Cannot Say How It Got on the Lettuce.

by | Oct 2, 2026 | Law

On October 2, 2026, the FDA concluded its investigation of the Cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico. The final federal count is 12,883 confirmed illnesses, 570 hospitalizations and two deaths in 21...
The Largest Cyclospora Outbreak in American History Is Over at 12,883 Sick, 570 Hospitalized and Two Dead. The FDA Marked the Occasion With a Letter Reminding Industry of Rules Already on the Books. Here Are Ten Things That Would Actually Help.

The Largest Cyclospora Outbreak in American History Is Over at 12,883 Sick, 570 Hospitalized and Two Dead. The FDA Marked the Occasion With a Letter Reminding Industry of Rules Already on the Books. Here Are Ten Things That Would Actually Help.

by | Sep 13, 2026 | Law

On September 11, 2026, CDC declared the multistate outbreak of Cyclospora infections linked to iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico over. The final federal count is 12,883 laboratory-confirmed illnesses across twenty-one states, 570...
Different Cyclospora Numbers Are All Correct: 33,548, 19,595 and 12,883. Here Is What Each One Counts, Why 6,712 People Are Attributed to Nothing, and Why the Real Number Is Closer to 1,600,000.

Different Cyclospora Numbers Are All Correct: 33,548, 19,595 and 12,883. Here Is What Each One Counts, Why 6,712 People Are Attributed to Nothing, and Why the Real Number Is Closer to 1,600,000.

by | Sep 13, 2026 | Law

Cyclosporiasis is the intestinal illness caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, a parasite that reaches produce when human waste reaches a field or the water running through it. This summer it caused the largest outbreak of its kind in American history. Depending on...