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Taco Bell Lettuce Linked to Major Outbreak | Winnipeg News
Taco Bell’s shredded iceberg lettuce is at the center of a massive cyclospora outbreak sickening over 1,000 people across five states — with dozens hospitalized. Federal health officials have traced the contamination to a single supplier, prompting Taco Bell to immediately halt use of the lettuce nationwide and replace it within 24 hours in affected areas. Cyclosporiasis, caused by this microscopic parasite, brings on severe diarrhea, fever, and nausea — and while outbreaks are rare at this scale, experts suspect improved detection and climate change may be contributing to the surge…
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