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Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Traced to Shredded Lettuce | Salt Lake City News
A nasty outbreak of cyclosporiasis, linked to contaminated shredded lettuce from central Mexico, has sickened over 1,600 people across multiple states—with more than 100 hospitalized. Though the FDA initially blamed Taylor Farms, they later retracted that after a lab error, but still stand by their conclusion that the central Mexico lettuce is the source. Companies recalled the product proactively, and while no deaths have occurred, the CDC is still investigating over 5,000 potential cases. The illness, caused by a parasite found in contaminated food or water, doesn’t spread…
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