{"id":1451,"date":"2026-07-20T18:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:40:37","slug":"the-parasite-blamed-on-taco-bell-lettuce-not-so-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1451","title":{"rendered":"The Parasite Blamed On Taco Bell Lettuce? 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In a statement, Taylor Farms reassured Americans that none of its products are involved in the recall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1447\">James Talarico Stammers As Black Woman Berates Him For Not Answering Questions At Event<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>An Update for You pic.twitter.com\/n1g2Ck84i8<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Taylor Farms (@YourTaylorFarms) July 20, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The FDA said in an update on Sunday, \u201cThere are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora,\u201d adding that it continues to \u201ccollect and analyze product samples.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>Last Friday, the FDA released a statement regarding the testing that took place on iceberg lettuce from one of Taylor Farms\u2019 food processing centers. The agency launched the investigation after reports that Taylor Farms de Mexico provided the product \u201cused by Taco Bell locations where sick people ate before becoming ill.\u201d Taylor Farms de Mexico voluntarily removed all lettuce from the U.S. market, including products sold to supermarkets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Earlier this month, Taco Bell <\/span><span>warned customers<\/span><span> about certain ingredients being removed from the menu<\/span><span>, including cilantro onion, pico de gallo, guacamole, and lettuce as the parasite outbreak spread.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1445\">Rubio Reveals How Cuba Is Trying To Undermine America<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Sunday that it wrongly flagged lettuce from Taco Bell as a potential source of the outbreak of the \u201cexplosive diarrhea\u201d parasite across the country.In the midst of a nationwide eruption of cyclosporiasis, the FDA investigated Taco Bell\u2019s lettuce supplier Taylor Farms for a potential contamination of the parasite that causes \u201cexplosive bowel movements.\u201d The FDA looked into Taco Bell after reports of some people becoming sick after consuming food from the popular fast food chain.In the initial investigation, the FDA found what was believed to be Cyclospora in a sample of the lettuce, but upon further testing, it discovered that was not the case.\u201cDue to the complexity in the detection of Cyclospora, FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive,\u201d the FDA said.Taylor Farms revealed on Sunday that the FDA apologized for the \u201cfalse positive\u201d result. In a statement, Taylor Farms reassured Americans that none of its products are involved in the recall.An Update for You pic.twitter.com\/n1g2Ck84i8\u2014 Taylor Farms (@YourTaylorFarms) July 20, 2026The FDA said in an update on Sunday, \u201cThere are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora,\u201d adding that it continues to \u201ccollect and analyze product samples.\u201dLast Friday, the FDA released a statement regarding the testing that took place on iceberg lettuce from one of Taylor Farms\u2019 food processing centers. The agency launched the investigation after reports that Taylor Farms de Mexico provided the product \u201cused by Taco Bell locations where sick people ate before becoming ill.\u201d Taylor Farms de Mexico voluntarily removed all lettuce from the U.S. market, including products sold to supermarkets.Earlier this month, Taco Bell warned customers about certain ingredients being removed from the menu, including cilantro onion, pico de gallo, guacamole, and lettuce as the parasite outbreak spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Parasite Blamed On Taco Bell Lettuce? 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In a statement, Taylor Farms reassured Americans that none of its products are involved in the recall.An Update for You pic.twitter.com\/n1g2Ck84i8\u2014 Taylor Farms (@YourTaylorFarms) July 20, 2026The FDA said in an update on Sunday, \u201cThere are no confirmed positive sample results for product testing for Cyclospora,\u201d adding that it continues to \u201ccollect and analyze product samples.\u201dLast Friday, the FDA released a statement regarding the testing that took place on iceberg lettuce from one of Taylor Farms\u2019 food processing centers. The agency launched the investigation after reports that Taylor Farms de Mexico provided the product \u201cused by Taco Bell locations where sick people ate before becoming ill.\u201d Taylor Farms de Mexico voluntarily removed all lettuce from the U.S. market, including products sold to supermarkets.Earlier this month, Taco Bell warned customers about certain ingredients being removed from the menu, including cilantro onion, pico de gallo, guacamole, and lettuce as the parasite outbreak spread.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1451\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-20T18:40:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1451#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/?p=1451\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blueroutejournal.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/19da116f8d79cf8987781569801c6b7c\"},\"headline\":\"The Parasite Blamed On Taco Bell Lettuce? 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