CDC links cyclospora outbreak to Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce from Mexico 37%
By Catherine Dominguez21%
7/17/2026, 2:17:55 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 14 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Status Quo Bias, and Negativity Bias, with Appeal to Authority as the most egregious example at 41.7% saturation with 115 hits. Analysis detected 468 faulty-reasoning hits from 276 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 43.6% and a BS Rank of 37% (13,819 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 63.10% of the article peer group.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have linked an outbreak of cyclosporiasis to iceberg lettuce from Mexico.
The lettuce was supplied by California-based Taylor Farms, which the CDC did not publicly name, but the Washington Post and the New York Times both confirmed as the supplier with federal officials.
The company announced Friday that it would voluntarily remove all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico.
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Taylor Farms also informed the Food and Drug Administration that it would initiate a recall of the produce.
Federal officials said Tuesday they believe cases in five states — Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia — are linked, though infection patterns may differ by location.
Michigan has been hit hardest by the outbreak, reporting more than 3,309 cases, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
“Consumers should avoid eating shredded iceberg lettuce from Mexico at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia,” the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration said in a statement.
"Additional states may be added to this advisory as more information becomes available.
Taco Bell is working to stop use of all lettuce implicated by this investigation.
Not all Taco Bell locations in these states received implicated product."
"While authorities continue their broader review, Taco Bell has temporarily removed limited ingredients at select restaurants as a precautionary measure," Taco Bell said in a statement Tuesday.
Officials with Taylor Farms did not immediately respond to an additional request for comment beyond the company's public statements.
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