FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test

The FDA says lettuce distributed by Taylor Fresh Foods and Taylor Farms de Mexico is still linked to the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis. But the source may be difficult to definitively trace.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6871x3900+0+0/resize/6871x3900!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F04%2F3f%2F6dcab4eb4c50a11948370c385355%2Fgettyimages-2285641469.jpg' alt='Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne illness caused by contaminated food or water carrying the Cyclospora parasite. FDA officials have yet to figure out the source of the outbreak that the CDC says has sicked more than 1,600 people this summer.'/><p>The FDA says lettuce distributed by Taylor Fresh Foods and Taylor Farms de Mexico is still linked to the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis. But the source may be difficult to definitively trace.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5901356' />